CIMB Group chairperson Nazir Razak has joined the chorus of condemnation against a laundrette in Muar, Johor, which limits its services to Muslims only.

“This is very troubling. We have to curb such extremism if we are to build a peaceful and progressive multicultural Malaysia.

“This must be a misinterpretation of Islamic teaching,” the prominent banker said in an Instagram post last night.

The post was accompanied by a screenshot of a news article about the Muar laundrette adopting a Muslims-only policy...