The “mild” sentence of an RM3,000 fine imposed by a court on Mohd Firdaus Said for destroying the images of several Buddhist and Hindu deities in Seberang Perai has caught some by surprise.

Shamsher Singh Thind said he felt compelled to raise the issue due to the “inconsistency” of the charge against Firdaus, compared with that against other suspects for allegedly committing offences related to Islam.