Petaling Jaya mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon has denied being rude to a group of residents and activists, after a video surfaced showing him shushing the group.

He said he was only asking the group to remove the two banners they had laid on the street and to lower their voices, before discussing their concerns.

“One person said I was being rude for shushing them, but I said, as a mayor, I need them to remove the banner...