MHA had been among the 'relevant parties' that IMDA had consulted before it approved the concert.
Last week, IMDA abruptly cancelled the Watain concert on the same day the band was due to perform. At the time, it had explained that its decision to cancel the concert was for reasons of public order after the Ministry of Home Affairs
In response to questions by netizens on why the authorities had approved the concert in the first place, IMDA has pointed fingers at MHA and said that the ministry had been among the “relevant parties” that had been consulted before it approved the concert.“Given the band’s history and concerns expressed by MHA, IMDA allowed the Watain concert with a rating of ‘Restricted 18 .
Low said that MHA had suddenly asked IMDA to consider cancelling the concert on the same day it was set to occur, due to “I saw the lyrics – it’s four-letter words on Jesus Christ, on Christianity, on religion, abusing the cross – everything that is so far out that I can’t see how we could have agreed to it.”
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