Perkasa has urged the government to censure an overseas caller for insulting Islam in a heated conversation with a local school principal over the slaughter of cows in schools.

The conversation was subsequently posted on YouTube and has gone viral.

According to a Sinar Harian report, Johor Perkasa has made a police report against the man, identified only as 'Saravanan', who had allegedly challenged the principal over the phone, even as the latter defended the right of national schools to educate their Muslim students on the cow sacrifice ritual, an annual Islamic practice.

In the eight-minute conversation, Saravanan is heard asking repeatedly about government rules, and challenging the principal to explain: "Why can't the Chinese also slaughter pigs at the school during festivals?"

Johor Perkasa division vice-chairperson Mohd Ghauth Moh Yusoff is quoted as saying, after he filed a report at the Johor central police station: "This action is not only unruly but can raise the anger of Muslims."

Some parents had complained last week about the the slaughter of cows in front of the children in schools, a practice that is carried out as part of the Aidiladha celebrations. They said it shocked the children.

In the video, the Selangor-based principal told Saravanan that he did not make a unilateral decision on the slaughter of cows in the school compound but had sought a consensus from other teachers, including Indians and Chinese.

Perkasa urged both the Home Ministry and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to investigate the matter.

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