Shortly after arriving in the holy city of Mecca, Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh launched a broadside against Johor MCA over its statement which compared allocations for Islamic-related matters with the lack of free toll provisions during the Chinese New Year.

He had demanded an apology within 24 hours, failing which police reports would be lodged.

This afternoon, Johor MCA, which has since deleted the statement from its social media, apologised and blamed it on...