DAP leaders today slammed the Malaysian Hindu Sangam for supporting the Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s (DBKL) recent ban on the "Better Beer Festival 2017."

Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said beer companies have been operating in Malaysia for "ages," and urged supporters of the ban to consider the fate of the companies' workers if they were to fold.

"Tell us what kind of security threats are we facing due to this beer festival?" he asked.

Ramasamy was referring to the reason given by the police to justify banning the event, although DBKL had initially said it was canned due to political sensitivities.

"If everything is banned because it is sensitive, then one day, temple activities may also meet the same fate"...