Doctored pics of Guan Eng wearing 'kopiah' found

It is in a leaflet and has been circulated only in the Malay areas of Balik Pulau since last week. In what appears to be yet another attack against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, a leaflet with a doctored photo of the former wearing a Muslim skull cap is currently making its rounds in Balik Pulau. NONEThe one-page leaflet depicts Lim, together with PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim and Penang State Assembly speaker Abdul Halim Hussein at an official ceremony of a surau in Komtar. All three are in batik shirts, and donning the 'kopiah'. It is learnt that the leaflets are being circulated only in the Malay areas of Balik Pulau since last week. Lim, during a press conference in Komtar today, showed reporters the original photos of the trio taken during the event. "None of us were wearing the kopiah," he pointed out. "The 'kopiah' is only used by the Muslims and I will never wear it as a respect for the community," he added. Lim said if Anwar found him wearing the 'kopiah', the former deputy prime minister would have prohibited him from doing so as it was against the religion. lim guan eng slaughters cow 310810 lim guang eng nizar jamaluddinThe Penang chief minister's photo had been doctored before when he was depicted slaughtering a cow during the Hari Raya Haji last year. The photo was widely distributed on the Internet. "See how evil certain quarters are... this is another example of slander against leaders of the state government," he said. Lim denied ever using a 'kopiah' but admitted using a sikh turban before. The songkok is usually deemed appropriate to be worn by non-Muslims but a 'kopiah' is only to be worn by a Muslim. However, Lim still managed to make light of the matter when he joked that "when people look at me wearing the 'kopiah', I look handsome", drawing laughter from the reporters present at the media event. Open attack Meanwhile, Lim said the photo was probably doctored by a professional and was an open attack against Anwar. leafletHe accused Umno of using the photo to attack him but revealed that MCA was also using it to imply that he has converted to Islam. "This is an insult to Islam... how can you call a non-Muslim Tuan Haji?" he queried. He was referring to Tan Hing Teik, Penang MCA deputy Youth chief, who posted the doctored photo on his Facebook page recently. "MCA has insulted Islam (by calling me Tuan Haji when the title is only for Muslims)... now what will Umno do? he asked. "It seems that the racist Chinese and racist Malay are all attacking Pakatan Rakyat... that's why I said we must fight all racists... be it Chinese or Malay," he added. Lim described the creator of the photo as "evil" and dismissed the matter as "all lies". When asked what action would the state government take on the issue, Lim said that at the moment, he could only appeal to people to ignore the photos. - Malaysiakini