Alvin and Vivian (aka Alvivi) may be arrested by the police for posting a ‘Selamat Berbuka Puasa” greeting on their Facebook with them savouring bak kut teh, and misusing the ‘halal’ stamp.
MCA Youth central committee member Chong Sin Woon said the at was a “serious insult” to Muslims and he did knot know whether the couple was doing it intentionally, or were too naive about the Muslim community sensitivities.
“If their purpose is to draw attention, then they have chosen the wrong platform, occasion and reason to do so,” he said and called for them to remove the picture as it was nothing to be proud about.”
The Negeri Sembilan MCA said they have filed the police report and wants action taken against the bloggers for being insensitive to the Muslims.
MCA Public Complaints Bureau chief Datuk Seri Michael Chong said the act was shameful. They uploaded the picture despite knowing the sensitivities involved. What are they trying to prove? It gives the Chinese community a bad name,” he said.
Sheikh Raffie Abd Rahman, MCMC Strategic Communications advisor, said they had received complaints about the offensive picture and was currently investigating the matter under Section 211 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, which deals with offensive content and improper use of network facilities respectively. [Source]
After receiving numerous backlash against their insensitive photo, the couple then replaced the same photo by ‘censoring’ the images of the bak kut teh with numerous Malay delicacies. They also apologized for offending the Muslims in Malaysia for their insensitivity.
