The UMNO Student Club of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) put out a written statement on 11 November criticising the meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Trevor Noah, a former host of The Daily Show who was recently here in Malaysia to perform a standup comedy show at the Idea Live Arena.
The statement, titled “Meetings May Transcend Differences, But Principles And Identity Should Not Be Compromised”, said that the UMNO Student Club of UKM takes seriously any attempt to turn diplomatic relations, high-profile meetings or international discussions into platforms for normalising values and ideologies that contradict Malaysia’s religious beliefs, culture and societal norms.
