The report Sky Kingdom demolished refers. The action taken by the Besut district authorities is akin to the action taken by the Taliban in the Bamiyan province where they destroyed monuments which were valued by the world, claiming that they were offensive.

The world will remember the Taliban for this action of theirs. History has already recorded their action, and the sin committed against humanity.

The people in Terengganu (and possibly in Putrajaya) who initiated this destruction of Sky Kingdom have showed to the world how insecure they are. Even though the Bamiyan Buddhas are gone, the two colossal holes remain, a reminder to all how dangerous the world can be when the mentality of the authorities is questionable.

Likewise, the empty Sky Kingdom commune in Besut will be a reminder to us in Malaysia - and possibly to other countries - of the primitive state of mind amidst us. It is a crying shame that some can be threatened by a few concrete structures.

They may have destroyed the giant replicas of a teapot, umbrella and various other marble-and-concrete structures which were merely that - structures. But to the world, they have created an incident that's comparable to the one involving the Talilban and the Bamiyan Buddhas.

If beliefs are that strong, they should not be threatened by structures erected by those of other beliefs. Let the injustices be addressed today.