Malaysian opposition wants Lavigne concert cancelled

Malaysia’s Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a planned concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the singer’s on-stage moves are “too sexy” for the Muslim-majority country.

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party official Kamarulzaman Mohamed said today that Lavigne’s concert would promote the wrong values on the eve of Malaysia’s independence day on August 31.

Lavigne, a Grammy-nominated rock singer who burst to fame with her 2002 debut album 'Let’s Go', plans to start her monthlong Asia tour with a performance in Kuala Lumpur on August 29.

The concert organiser denied Lavigne’s show had any “negative elements”.