Acting Selangor police chief A Thaiveegan has denied saying that police will use the Sedition Act against those who circulate photographs on the shower room canteen imbroglio.

Sin Chew Daily today quotes Thaiveegan as saying he was misquoted by a "certain newspaper".

According to the police chief, he had not said anything to the effect of using the Sedition Act.

NONE Utusan Online yesterday and Berita Harian today reported Thaiveegan as saying that those who spread the photos could be investigated under the Sedition Act as such images could result in provocation and racial conflict.

"Police will not hesitate to take action against those found spreading seditious information about the school over the social network," he was quoted as saying.

A check on Utusan Online today revealed that while the URL for the online article still carries the original headline on Thaiveegan's alleged threat, the content has, however, been replaced with an unrelated story.

The pictures of non-Muslim children of SK Seri Pristana having their meals in the shower room during the current fasting month have been posted on various social networks over the past three days, and have angered netizens.

NONE Images uploaded on Facebook on Monday show the pupils sitting around tables set up in their school's shower room.

The school authorities have been accused of forcing the children to eat in the makeshift dining room, located next to the toilets.

However, it was later reported that the school canteen has been closed for renovation while Deputy Education Minister II P Kamalanathan denied that the matter was related to race or religion.

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