The convenience store chain had sold socks with the word "Allah" printed on them.
Dr Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said that KK Super Mart and vendors involved in the selling of the offensive socks must learn from this.
In response to the backlash, KK Super Mart, in a Facebook post on March 13, apologised for its oversight in selling the offensive pairs of socks. In its post, it added that it had stopped their sale. “Allah is our Creator and the act of putting ‘Allah’ on our feet is a huge insult that Muslims can’t ignore.
“I humbly apologise to all Malaysians, especially those from the Muslim faith,” said KK Super Mart founder K.K. Chai.
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