IPOH - DAP wants Pas to immediately expel Ustaz Shahul Hameed Seeni Mohd from the party over the insensitive remarks he uttered against Hindus to show its seriousness in getting rid of racial and religious bigots in the party.

DAP vice-chairman M. Kula Segaran also called on police to take immediate action against Shahul Hameed.

The call comes in the wake of yet another video going viral, this time, showing Shahul Hameed poking fun at the snake temple in Penang.

The snake temple, perhaps the only temple of its kind in the world, was built about 1850 in memory of renowned Chinese monk Chor Soo Kong. Believers come to pray in the temple on Chor Soo Kong's birthday, which falls on the sixth day of the first lunar month annually.

In the video clip, Shahul Hameed was seen making fun of several Malay-based non-governmental organisations which organised tours to the snake temple, saying that Muslims were not allowed to set foot into tokongs (Chinese temples).

"Since it has been confirmed that Shahul Hameed is a member, Pas must immediately expel him from the party.

"We need to put a stop to groups and individuals who have been inciting racial and religious tensions in the country,” he said.

It was reported that Shahul Hameed was detained at his house in Teluk Kumbar on Thursday morning and had his statement recorded before being released on police bail.

Four hours after he was detained, Shahul Hameed made a second public apology to Hindus and pleaded for the police reports made against him to be withdrawn. So far, 400 police reports have been lodged against him nationwide.

Kula Segaran said the quantity of police reports showed how angry the public, especially the Hindu community, were over his goddess’s tongue and curry powder remarks.

Kula Segaran said Shahul Hameed's insult against Hinduism was totally unacceptable, irresponsible and dangerous.

"The case cannot be closed with a mere apology from him. The police must take swift and necessary action against him,” he said.

Shahul Hameed came under fire after a video clip, taken during a talk which allegedly showed him making provocative and racist remarks directed at Hindus, went viral.

On Thursday, Pas National Unity Committee chairman Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa said Shahul Hameed's insensitive remarks did not represent the party, but were his personal views. -<strong> NST Online</strong>