Various authorities to meet soon to address contentious shoe logo, says Minister
PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) will be meeting the relevant authorities soon to coordinate their actions in addressing the issue of a Vern's Holding Bhd shoe logo that allegedly resembles the word "Allah" in Arabic script.

This includes meetings with the State Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JAIN) and other authorities like the Royal Malaysia Police and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar said it is the department's primary commitment to safeguard the sanctity of Islam and the well-being of the Muslim community.

"The Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) will not compromise with any party that is clearly proven to have taken actions that insult Islam," he said in a statement Monday (April 8).

Previously, a three-minute video went viral on social media showing a man claiming that the Vern's shoes he purchased displayed a logo resembling the word "Allah" in Arabic script.

Commenting on the meeting between the Islamic Development Department Malaysia (Jakim) and Vern's Holding Sdn Bhd founder and managing director Datuk Seri Ng Chuan Hoo on Monday, Mohd Na'im said his department would leave the ensuing process to the police to investigate.

"Jakim has been instructed to provide full cooperation to the police in completing the investigation. If there are elements that contravene the law, then further action will be taken by the police," he said.

He advised all parties to remain calm and not to take any rash steps that violate the laws.

He said all parties must uphold morals and behaviour so that harmony and unity in the country are always preserved.

At the same time, all parties should learn from the situation so that it does not recur, he added. - Bernama
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PUTRAJAYA: The Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) will be meeting the relevant authorities soon to coordinate their actions in addressing the issue of a Vern's Holding Bhd shoe logo that allegedly resembles the word "Allah" in Arabic script.