The Islamic Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM) today distanced itself from the offer to "slap" DAP parliamentarian Teresa Kok at a gathering of Malay NGOs in which it took part.

PPIM secretary-general Dr Ma'amor Osman (left) said PPIM was not directly involved in making the initial offer of RM500 for anyone to slap the Seputeh MP over her controversial Chinese New Year satirical video.

The offer was later increased to RM1,200.

"I hereby deny the involvement of PPIM in offering money to anyone who slaps Teresa Kok because this is not our stand," Ma'amor said during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur this morning.

He said the PPIM activist who made the offer, Mustaffa Hamzah, did so in his capacity as the spokesperson for the gathering and not on behalf of PPIM.

"From the few NGOs that were involved, we were with them and it happened to be that Mustaffa was the spokesperson for the entire group.

"The offer never came from PPIM," Ma'amor said, while insisting that his association never promoted violence.

"For us, this offer has no legal standing, why would we give reward to people who break the law?" he asked.

The gathering by the self-proclaimed 'Council of Islamic NGOs' was organised to “protest against insults to Malay leadership, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Islam and Malay dignity, by politicians, leaders and Chinese chauvinists”.

Aside from the slap offer, the group also slaughtered four chickens and smeared the blood on a banner featuring the faces of several opposition representatives, including Kok.

The actions by the participants of the Feb 6 gathering in Kuala Lumpur had drawn criticism from opposition politicians and civil society.

However, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that the offer to slap was not a threat.