TV3 drops PN’s ‘takbir raya’ nine minutes to showtime

The broadcaster TV3 has apparently dropped plans to air Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) “takbir raya” ceremony tonight.

The five-minute slot was originally scheduled to be aired at 10.20pm and the coalition had already promoted the occasion on its social media channels.

This would have been likely the first time that opposition parties will have their takbir raya - the reciting of the takbir to mark Aidilfitri - broadcast on a national television station.

When the appointed time came, however...