The din of the temples is caused by "strangers" and not by locals, says Dr. M

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, said yesterday that the riots that took place Monday at the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple of USJ 25 were caused by "strangers", not by locals.

S addressing reporters after the 12th National Academic Awards ceremony held here last night, he said that this information was based on preliminary information.

"It's not about the Malays against the Indians. This problem was caused by people coming from elsewhere. It's not the local population.

"The aliens were behind all that," he said.

In a previous statement, the prime minister said temple riots were criminal in nature and the perpetrators would be treated in accordance with the law.

Acting on charges that the police were slow to respond to the crisis, he said they had not acted aggressively because they had to be cautious in handling issues. sensitive.

In another case, Mahathir, chairman of Pakatan Harapan, said his party, the PPBM, had accepted three former deputies from Johor Umno, who were already independent and neutral.

This follows Johor PKR's dissatisfaction with PPBM's decision to accept Rasman Ithnain (Sedili), Alwiyah Talib (Endau) and Rasleli Jahari (Johor Lama).

PH is composed of PPBM, DAP, PKR and Amanah.