Johor Permaisuri Raja Zarith Sofiah said her family is saddened by the racial intolerance that had surfaced following the riots at Sri Maha Mariamman Temple in Subang Jaya earlier this week.

She noted that the Indian community had been put under the spotlight following the riots, but added that her family has had good relations with many of ethnic Indian descent.

"With the rioting which took place at the site of the Indian temple in Subang Jaya recently, where a Malay fireman was injured seriously, and the racial tension that flared up afterwards, I thought of all the Indian friends and staff who have been part of my family’s everyday life," she said in a post on her personal Facebook profile.

Raja Zarith said her family doctors Subramanyam Balan and Singaraveloo were the one who treated her son Jalil who suffered from cancer. The third anniversary of Jalil's passing is on Dec 5.

"When Jalil was diagnosed with liver cancer, it was these two doctors with whom we - and Jalil - were most comfortable.

"Because Jalil was used to seeing both doctors come in and out of our home to treat us from the time he was little, theirs were familiar, friendly faces. And he had come to trust them.

"When Jalil took his last breath, it was Balan who looked at the clock and confirmed the time of his death," she said.