PN says TV3 yanked its Raya video at the last minute

PN says TV3 yanked its Raya video at the last minute

The opposition coalition says a takbir Raya segment was cancelled at the last minute, with the station informing them only nine minutes before air time.

Muhyiddin Yassin and other leaders of Perikatan Nasional performing the takbir Raya prayer. The video clip had been scheduled to be broadcast on TV3. (Perikatan Nasional Facebook screengrab pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Perikatan Nasional said a telecast of its Hari Raya “takbir” recital on TV3, featuring former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin and other opposition leaders, was cancelled at the last minute.

The coalition said they were informed by TV3 only at 10.11pm, nine minutes before the telecast was supposed to go on air.

In a Facebook posting, PN quoted a purported email from the TV station, and said it was sorry for the inconvenience and had uploaded the video on Facebook instead.

According to a screenshot of the email put on PN’s Facebook page, PN’s Takbir Raya video could not be aired due to a “technical issue”. The email, which has had its sender details blocked out, states that a refund would be processed.

It also “looked forward” to working with PN in the future.

The video features Muhyiddin and Bagan Serai MP Idris Ahmad of PAS chanting the “takbir Raya” recital, along with PN leaders expressing their Raya wishes.

Had the video been aired, it would be one of the rare occasions when a paid advertisement by an opposition political party had been broadcast on Malaysian television.

TV3 is part of Media Prima group, which also owns 8TV, NTV7, TV9, three commercial radio stations, and New Straits Times Press.

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