PUCHONG, Jan 8 (Sin Chew Daily) — DAP's MP for Puchong Gobind Singh Deo said SMK Pusat Bandar Puchong 1 should not have taken down the Chinese New Year decorations at the request of Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA).

He said it was very common for the school to put up CNY decorations in conjunction with the festive season.

He told Sin Chew Daily that he would bring this matter to the cabinet meeting.

Replying to a question via SMS, Gobind, who is also the communication and multimedia minister, said he would go to the school and later raise the issue in this morning's cabinet meeting.

Earlier, Gobind wrote on his Facebook that the school should not have given in to the demands of PUTRA vice president Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz.

“We need to respect each other and celebrate events like these together. I don't see anything wrong with the decorations at all. They are not religious in nature and are not in celebration of any religious event.

“The concerns allegedly raised by PUTRA are therefore misplaced. I am of the view that the school should not have given in to the demands.”