Jakim: We merely advised Puspal on concert timing - Who the hell goes to a concert at 3pm?

JAKIM

Thickskin : Please be mindful that no activities should be conducted on Sunday mornings, in order to avoid uneasiness amongst Christians, who will be attending their Sunday services, thereby not leading to race controversies. Is this reasonable?

Malaysiakini : This was in response to the shifting of the timing of a concert featuring Indian singer SP Balasubrahmanyam due to its clash with the eve of Awal Muharram. The Aug 31 concert, which was scheduled initially to begin at 7pm, had its time changed to 3pm.

In its Facebook post at the time, Raaghav Production said: "Puspal and Jakim have raised (concerns) that conducting the show after 7.30pm might cause uneasiness among the Muslims which could lead to racial controversies."

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