Kuala Lumpur Pas Youth chief Kamaruzaman Mohamad said the government should instead hold patriotic and civilised concerts as well as organise history-writing contests and historical exhibitions in conjunction with the 51st anniversary of the country's independence.
"If we allow the concert to proceed, it will be an insult to our freedom fighters," he said, according to harakahdaily.net.
He led the movement's exco members in handing over a protest note to Mayor Datuk Abdul Hakim Borhan and a Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry official here yesterday, demanding the ban on the concert by the Canadian pop sensation who is scheduled to perform at Stadium Merdeka on Aug 29.
The protest note also demanded that the Central Committee for Filming and Performance by Foreign Artists (Puspal) not issue the permit for the concert.
Last month the same Pas group was also responsible in preventing Indonesian dangdut sensation Inul Daratista from performing in the capital city, citing among the many reasons that her concert would have been too erotic and almost pornographic as well as capable of corrupting the minds of young Malaysians. Inul's concert was cancelled despite Puspal's approval.
Citing its oft-quoted reasoning, Kamaruzaman said Lavigne's rock and punk elements were not suitable to be shown to Malaysia's young generation.
The 23-year-old Lavigne's show here is part of her world tour covering Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and the United States.
The award-winning singer is known for her top hit songs such as “Girlfriend”, “Complicated” and “My Happy Ending”.
Her 2002 debut album “Let Go” sold more than 16 million copies internationally. At the age of 18, when she became a multiple winner of the Canadian music awards, she shocked the music industry when she criticised US President George W. Bush for the invasion of Iraq.
-TMI
pegi mati la pas.
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