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Malaysian preacher faces backlash over Chinese festival remarks

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A preacher and prominent conservative commentator has drawn backlash in Malaysia after questioning why a banner for a traditional Chinese festival was not written in Malay, the country’s national language. Ridhuan Tee Abdullah, an ethnic Chinese Muslim convert known for provocative commentary on race and religion, was criticised by social media users and a Selangor politician for casting a routine notice about the Hungry Ghost Festival as an issue of language and national identity. In a post on...

First report: PKR man hits out at preacher Ridhuan Tee over Hungry Ghost banner — freemalaysiatoday.com, 1d