Cultural and religious festivals should be a time free from politicking, but unfortunately this truce had been broken by the opposition, MCA claimed.

"There should be a truce in all politicking especially during cultural or religious festivals as such occasions are meant to greet blessings of joy, good health and fortune, and definitely to be devoid of pessimism.

"But Pakatan Harapan, unfortunately, fails to realise, much less observe this goodwill," the MCA publicity department said in a statement today.