"Not something new, should know better" - Tun M on alcohol at ministry-linked event - Video Dailymotion

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Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad responds to Housing Minister Nga Kor Ming’s remark that “alcohol was served, but no one forced Muslims to drink it.”   Dr Mahathir calls the statement insensitive, stressing that for Muslims, the issue is not just about consumption but also about exposure and public serving of forbidden items such as alcohol or pork in their presence.  He insists that this is not a new debate, but a longstanding social norm that all Malaysians should already understand.  WATCH FULL VIDEOS YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Uee0BQBnI  FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sinardaily/videos/1746380829396126  READ THE RELATED ARTICLE: https://www.sinardaily.my/article/730853/focus/national/tun-m-questions-motives-behind-alcohol-served-at-government-linked-dinner-calls-out-it-insensitive-should-have-known-better  #TopNewsPodcast #SinarDaily #TunMahathir #NgaKorMing #AlcoholDebate #CulturalSensitivity #ReligiousRespect #MalaysiaValues #UnityInDiversity

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00:00You have a dinner where a Muslim guest is present.

00:05You don't serve what is rejected, haram by a Muslim.

00:12Not that you may want to eat it and he doesn't have to eat it.

00:18But serving it in Malaysia at least is not acceptable.

00:24The response given by Ngakomeng, the Minister of Housing,

00:31that alcohol is served but it's not being forced on Muslims to drink it at the event.

00:37Do you think it was sensitive enough for him to say that or it was insensitive?

00:43It was insensitive because for a Muslim it's not just not drinking

00:51but serving in front of him is also objectionable.

00:56So we, for example, pork, if you have a dinner where a Muslim guest is present,

01:06you don't serve what is rejected, haram by a Muslim.

01:14Not that you may want to eat it and he doesn't have to eat it.

01:20But serving it in Malaysia at least is not acceptable.

01:26In Malaysia we are more sensitive.

01:29Certain things we do not do.

01:32Although in other countries they may do but in Malaysia we do not do.

01:38So people in Malaysia must know the value system of Malaysians.

01:44Okay. And it's not something new, right?

01:47The issue of pork and alcohol is not something new.

01:50So everybody should be understanding of the context, right?

"Not something new, should know better" - Tun M on alcohol at ministry-linked event

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