KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — PKR’s R. Sivarasa today apologised to Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah for delivering a speech inside a mosque in Subang last month.

The PKR man said he has sent an apology letter to the Sultan of Selangor after the Ruler decreed that all politicians, irrespective of faith should not speak inside a mosque or its surrounding areas.

"It is clear that I have gone against the orders by delivering a short speech at Masjid An-Nur in Kampung Melayu Subang on May 24.

"Therefore, in my letter, I have said I am sorry to the Tuanku for this mistake in a letter, which I have sent on Monday,” he said in a statement.

Last Friday, Sultan Sharafuddin, when delivering a speech at a mosque in Glenmarie, Shah Alam, said Sivarasa had "crossed the line” by delivering a speech at Masjid An-Nur in Kampung Subang.

He said it was accepted for politicians to deliver speeches anywhere but not within the vicinity of a mosque.