Despite critics stating that the public service announcement was anti-Barisan Nasional (BN), the Umno veteran gave it a thumbs-up when asked by reporters today in Parliament.
“Bagus (good). But if those with the power to ban it want to ban it, then go ahead,” he said when asked his opinion of the clip before entering Parliament.
The Malaysian Insider reported that the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) directed local broadcasters not to use the four-minute clip produced by musician Pete Teo just days after its launch on September 16.
But the MCMC insisted that the video was only taken off the air because it had not been approved by the Film Censorship Board.
Although Datuk Seri Najib Razak has insisted the video is not banned, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim has said that the video is offensive and unsuitable for public consumption as it contains “subliminal messages”.
Tengku Razaleigh said today that his segment, which opens the music video, was recorded independently of the rest of the clip and he was not aware who else would be featured in it.
“I was only asking people to register to vote. In fact, a lot of Malays have not registered,” the Gua Musang MP said.
The video, which has been viewed over 500,000 times, also features rapper Wee Meng Chee, who has been accused of attacking Malaysia and being anti-Malay.
But Najib recently defended the musician, popularly known as Namewee, calling him a “strong supporter of 1 Malaysia.”
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