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COMMENT | This is a manufactured outrage against a defunct terror group, aiming to mobilise public sentiment against an imaginary existential threat.

Haniff Khatri says Mahathir has been consistent in wanting to abolish certain provisions in the security law.

Namnadu TV states the PM had belittled the Indians in M'sia by using terms such as 'keling' and 'foreigners'.

This is after the majority of IS sympathisers detained in India cited the controversial preacher's videos.

Reiterating his stand on the LTTE dragnet, PM says the police do not make arrests for no reason.

"There is no need to abolish Sosma. In my opinion, it needs to be improved from time to time to avoid abuse."

COMMENT | The biggest problem with Sosma is the many provisions, inconsistent with the established rules of evidence, which favour the prosecution in a trial.

'In the absence of other laws that could be applied, they used the Sosma Act.'

Do not unnecessarily detain the suspects for 28 days as provided under Sosma, says Abdul Fareed.

UPDATED 4.27PM | He disagrees with the need for the parliamentary select committee to scrutinise the arrests under Sosma.

'Someone said I am interfering with investigations, I have never said that.'

He says White Paper should detail why the Indian-born preacher is 'being protected' in Malaysia.

Khaled Nordin goes a step further and calls on police to probe DAP for possible LTTE links.

Hadi was a former IUMS vice-president, but did not defend his post in 2018.

KINIGUIDE | They fought a bloody separatist war against the Sri Lankan government from 1983 to 2009.

KINI ROUNDUP | Key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

PKR chief says the law needs to be amended, especially on the powers vested in the police.

UPDATED 3.20PM | Police: Those arrested were promoting LTTE and reviving the terrorist organisation’s ideology.

UPDATED 1.57PM | This in response to Guan Eng's claim that police have given assurance of no further arrests of DAP leaders.

'The Home Minister had no prior knowledge regarding the arrests of the DAP assemblypersons.'