Self-proclaimed activist Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak, who is being sought by authorities over the desecration of a sacred Hindu symbol, has agreed to surrender but on one condition.
In a posting on the “Tanah Malaya” social media account, Tamim said he would return to the country and turn himself in to the police if authorities demolish a list of allegedly "illegal" Hindu temples.
"We, the strategists of Tanah Malaya, come from technical backgrounds instead of arts, and thus we are familiar with only one thing: problem solving.
"But today, we will try to act like artists. @tamimdahri is ready to return to Malaysia and surrender himself to the police in the near future.
"With one condition: that these illegal temples are demolished," said the posting on Tanah Malaya's Threads account.
Tanah Malaya is an activist group founded by Tamim that actively collects and shares information about temples allegedly built without permission in Malaysia.
He listed four temples: one at Jalan Pandanmas (in Kuala Lumpur), the temple at Bukit Mertajam Hospital in Penang, the Seafield old temple, and the "Jakel" temple.
The old Seafield temple is believed to be the Sri Maha Mariamman temple in USJ 25, Subang Jaya, which saw a riot that killed firefighter Adib Kassim in 2018; while the Jakel temple refers to the Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman along Jalan Munshi Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur which was central to a controversial land dispute between Jakel Trading and the temple committee.
Offer to surrender
In a reply to the posting, Tamim confirmed that he made the "offer" to surrender.
When asked if he would only return after the temples are demolished or upon the authorities' promise to do so, Tamim said "either would do".
Tamim was supposed to be charged in Langkawi on Tuesday for desecrating a sacred Hindu symbol, but prosecutors sought a postponement to allow them to bring him to court.
The court was informed that Tamim is in Riyadh. However, Tamim’s own social media posts indicated he was in Medina.
Pulling pranks
It remains unclear whether Tamim is once again playing games about his whereabouts. He is no stranger to such antics.
Earlier this month, Tamim admitted he had merely been trolling PKR and its supporters by registering to join the party on March 5.
On March 6, PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh said that Tamim's application was received and that several procedures would need to be observed before it could be accepted.
However, in a Facebook post on March 8, Tamim confirmed that his publicly announced bid to join PKR was nothing more than a prank.
Tamim's application also prompted former Hulu Langat Bersatu division information chief Shafiq Abdul Halim to announce his withdrawal from the Anti-Illegal House of Worship Movement (Garah), of which Tamim had been an activist.
Malaysia Gazette reported Shafiq describing the development as one that could potentially alter public perception of the movement.
On March 9, PKR said it was considering legal action against Tamim over the bogus membership application. Free Malaysia Today reported PKR deputy secretary-general Aidi Amin Yazid as saying the party takes every membership application seriously and expects applicants to share its values.
"He brought disrepute to our party by misusing the logo on his social media posts.
"PKR is mulling legal action against him to prevent future trolls from causing disharmony under the pretence of applying for membership," he said, adding that Tamim's membership had not been confirmed. - Mkini
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