Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has linked the earthquake and tsunami that has killed over 1,900 people to LGBT activities.

"What we see in Malaysia is also worrying. We have seen how at Palu, where the earthquake and tsunami happened, it was reported that there were over 1,000 people who were involved in such (LGBT) activities.

“As a result, the whole area was destroyed. This was a punishment from Allah,” the parliamentary opposition leader told the Dewan Rakyat.

He said this in a follow-up to his oral question on what the government's stance on LGBT was.