RIGHTISTS are fuming over the “abject cruelty” of the Madani government in allowing “land encroachers to roam freely” after anti-illegal temple activist Tamim Dahri Abdul Razak was charged at the Langkawi Magistrate’s Court yesterday (July 22) with damaging a sacred Hindu trident a.k.a. thirusoolam.
“An individual who did the authorities a favour by locating the trespassers was chased around, hunted and remanded. So damn cruel,” lamented former SK Gombak 1 teacher-turned-social media influencer Mohd Fadli Salleh on the fate of the Himpunan Gerakan Anti Rumah Anutan Haram (GARAH) founder.
In his Facebook post, the once mathematics teacher said following the expiry of his two-day remand order over Facebook threat, Tamim was again detained and brought to Langkawi to be investigated under Section 295 of the Penal Code which criminalises the destruction or damage to places of worship or any sacred object.
“He was arrested again by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Langkawi IPD (district police headquarters),” Fadli penned on his Facebook page which attracted 19K likes, 1.8K comments and 793 shares at the time of writing,
“Tamim as usual, looked very calm. No complaints, not even a frown. May Allah grant this believer deep peace. May he win both cases that befall him. Amen.”
Editor’s Note: Tamim who had allegedly fled to Thailand in March to evade arrest following a FB criminal intimidation case was arrested on Saturday (July 18) at the Port Dickson IPD to assist investigations under Section 506 of the Penal Code after having returned to Malaysia through an illegal route at the Kelantan border.
It was previously reported that the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) had requested an Interpol Red Notice to locate Tamim Dahri over the incident.
DAP-bashing tool
Tamim pleaded not guilty to the charge of damaging the sacred Hindu trident by stepping on it although knowing that the act was an insult to the religion.
The 34-year-old self-proclaimed “land activist” allegedly committed the offence at the former site of the Sri Muniswarar Temple in Selat Panchor, Kuah between 3.30pm and 6.30pm on March 8.
The charge under Section 295 of the Penal Code carries a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment, a fine or both upon conviction.
The court allowed bail at RM10,000 with two Malaysian guarantors and ordered the accused to surrender his passport to the court and report to the nearest police station every two weeks.
The court set Aug 23 for mention for document submission. Family members of the accused later posted bail at the Langkawi Court Complex.
Not surprisingly, sympathy for Tamim was hijacked by the opposition fraternity as a DAP-bashing weapon to derail the chances of Pakatan Harapan in the Aug 1 Negeri Sembilan state election.
Many commenters were angered by the fact that the authorities “always side with the kafir (infidels) folks rather than the Malays”.
“Even though they’re only a minority, they’ve a huge influence in the government …. almost the same as the influence of the Jews in the American government,” observed one netizen. Again, the argument was swayed to rally political support for the opposition.
Fuming over the fact that “no remand order whatsoever was meted on those land encroachers”, one commenter even wondered “what’s the conclusion over the death of fireman Adib”.
Editor Note: This refers to the tragic death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim in December 2018 after being critically injured during riots at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya.
Many simply extended their prayers many to Tamim with the hope that the All Mighty looks after his well-being in the face of his legal challenges.
This was when a presumably Madani backer revealed that the individual instrumental in lodging a police report against Tamim in Langkawi was “none other than the Kedah Menteri Besar special officer in-charge of the Indian community”. – July 22, 2026
