MIC Youth chief C Sivarraajh has called on the church in Taman Medan to once again put up the cross, which it was forced to remove following a protest by a group of Muslims on Sunday.

"The church should not have succumbed to pressure from the 50 or so protesters and remove the cross to please them.

"That is the first mistake they did. Now putting the cross back will become contentious and a flashpoint of disagreement between Christians and Muslims.

"They should put the cross back this very minute as a symbol of their faith which is guaranteed under the constitution," he said.

Sivarraajh said the church should request the police and local authorities to assist them on this.

The MIC Youth chief said the federal constitution guarantees the freedom of worship and this should not be compromised.

"We denounce the protesters for applying undue pressure on the pastor of the church to take down the cross.

"We can understand the tremendous pressures the pastor must have come under to take down the sacred symbol," he added.

Sivarraajh also noted that while the protesters claimed that Taman Medan is a predominantly Muslim area, there is a sizeable Indian community and some of them are Christians.

"This incident marks a new height in the intimidation of Christians in this country.

"Incidents like these once again attest to the fact that the bullying of Christians has become a casual sport for bankrupt politicians.

"They are trying to redeem their waning popularity," he said.