AMPANG, June 28 — The gruesome act of leaving a severed cow head at a DAP man’s house this morning was irresponsible as it could spark unnecessary racial tension, MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said today.

“We call this irresponsible act. We condemn this kind of act because this would create tension among races.

“We feel that this country is a multiracial country so we have to be sensitive to other races,” the newly appointed transport minister told reporters after attending an event here.

A severed cow head was found this morning in front of the house of RSN Rayer, the Penang lawmaker who courted controversy last month with his “celaka Umno” remarks.

The Seri Delima assemblyman, who is a Hindu, confirmed with The Malay Mail Online that the gruesome discovery was made at around 7am when he was leaving his home for prayers. Cows are revered by Hindus as a sacred animal and should never be harmed.

“I checked my CCTV and can only see a man on a motorcycle throwing the cow’s head at my entrance and then leaving on a motorcycle,” he said when contacted.

Rayer recently courted controversy over his “celaka, celaka, celaka Umno” remarks in last month’s state assembly sitting, sparking a demonstration by Umno Youth leaders who breached the state legislative assembly gate and stormed into the august hall.

Although they demanded that Rayer retract and apologise for his remark, the DAP assemblyman had refused to do so, insisting that he had only referred to three Umno leaders and not the whole party.

Last Thursday, Rayer was due to be charged with sedition over his May 20 “celaka Umno” remark, but the Attorney-General had ordered the prosecutors to defer his case.

On the same day, 15 men were jointly charged under Section 448 of the Penal Code for intruding and trespassing into the state legislative assembly on May 21.

They are liable to a maximum three-year jail term or maximum fine of RM5,000 or both upon conviction.

It is unknown if this morning’s cow head incident is linked to Rayer’s “celaka Umno” remarks. Rayer also would not speculate on the incident, saying he will leave it to the police to investigate.