The Home Ministry is not satisfied with The Star's explanation over the publication of R&B superstar Erykah Badu's photograph which depicted her sporting a tattoo bearing the word 'Allah'.

"(The Home Ministry has) demanded the newspaper to present a more affirmative proposal to the ministry to ensure this mistake does not recur and will serve as a lesson.

azlan "Following this, the Home Ministry stresses that The Star and all media organisations take more preventive, corrective and informative actions to avoid publishing material which are sensitive to the nation's multiracial and multi-religious society," read the two-paragraph statement.

The contentious photograph was published on Feb 27 in a promotional piece on Star2 for Badu's concert scheduled for Feb 29.

The Star issued a morning apology the same day on its website and again in print the following day.

Despite this, three of the newspaper's top editors were hauled up for questioning on Feb 27.

Later, it was learned that following this, two of Star2's senior editors were suspended while two Muslim associate editors were tasked with adivising the editorial team on matters concerning Muslim sensitivities.

A day before the concert, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Rais Yatim announced that the concert was cancelled. 

The minister said the exhibition of the symbols for Allah and Prophet Muhammad were unacceptable for Muslims.