Posted on 09/27/2003 8:07:49 PM PDT by mhking
MALAYSIAN shops selling imported statues of the Hindu god Ganesh talking on a mobile phone have been warned to remove them immediately, reports said Thursday.
"Those selling them will be warned, while those caught a second time will be slapped with a summons," home ministry spokesman Mohamad Shah Ismail was quoted as saying by the Sun.
The appearance in local shops of the elephant-headed Ganesh wearing shoes, a turban and using a handphone caused outrage among Hindus earlier this week.
"The altered statues are offensive and give a distorted depiction of Lord Ganesha," chairman of the Malaysia Hindu Sangam Penang state council P. Murugiah said.
"On behalf of the local Hindu community, we demand that the importers and distributors of the statues stop selling the degrading statues," he was quoted as saying.
Indians make up eight percent of Malaysia's 23 million population, which has a Malay Muslim majority.
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No cell phone, I'm afraid. Can anyone find a picture?
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Psalms 115:4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of man's hands.
Psalms 115:5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak; They have eyes, but they cannot see;
Psalms 115:6 They have ears, but they cannot hear; They have noses, but they cannot smell;
Psalms 115:7 They have hands, but they cannot feel; They have feet, but they cannot walk; They cannot make a sound with their throat.
Psalms 115:8 Those who make them will become like them, Everyone who trusts in them.
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