PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has condemned in the strongest terms the petrol bombing of a KK Mart store in Kuantan earlier today.
In expressing his disappointment and regret over the incident, Sultan Abdullah said such an attack was not only against the law, but contravened Islam’s teachings that had always emphasised on peace.
A statement issued by the Pahang palace said: “His Royal Highness called on the public, especially the people of Pahang, to not be easily influenced by the racial narrative that could undermine the national harmony.”
Sultan Abdullah also advised the public to respect the law and not to go overboard.
The public must also respect the due process which had been taken in relation to the sale of the socks bearing the word “Allah”.
Several items on display at the KK Mart in Sungai Isap were set alight after a petrol bomb was thrown at the store. The fire was immediately put out by workers using a fire extinguisher.
It was the second attack on the convenience store in the space of a week. The first petrol bomb attack was at an outlet in Bidor Perak.
Yesterday, Perak’s Sultan Nazrin Shah warned that racial tensions will escalate unless immediate action is taken against those responsible for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Bidor KK Mart. The petrol bomb failed to explode.
KK Mart has been mired in controversy since March 13 after socks bearing the embroidered word “Allah” were discovered in its Bandar Sunday outlet. It sparked calls by Umno Youth for a national boycott of the chain. - FMT
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