COMMENT | Singer and actor Alif Satar, according to Sinar Daily, can’t wait to vote following the controversy which afflicts Tourism, Arts, and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing.

Apparently, serving alcohol at an event which reportedly brought in RM2 billion in investments, not to mention the fact that tourism in this country has been burgeoning under Tiong, is a cause of great concern.

I don’t really have much respect for political operatives, especially “ministers”, but here is a minister who actually does something for this country. He pulls in the cash, creates jobs, and services all the other industries that rely on tourists’ ringgit.

But apparently, the mere appearance of guests enjoying themselves with liquor is a sin far too onerous to dismiss, and for some folks, the very presence of alcohol at an event which has links with the government trumps the good this minister does for the country.

Apparently, it was so disrespectful to Muslim guests that Terengganu state executive councillor...