KUALA LUMPUR: A popular Malaysian rock singer has been banned from appearing on television entertainment programmes for three months after he sparked an uproar by baring his chest during a live TV concert, reports said on Saturday.

Faizal Tahir one of Malaysia’s most exuberant stage performers stripped off his jacket, undershirt and belt and flung them into the audience at a Jan 13 concert in Kuala Lumpur. The moves revealed a bright red Superman logo painted on his chest.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission slammed Faizal’s premeditated stunt as “insensitive” to viewers and Malaysian culture, the New Straits Times said.

“It is a serious offence in a live entertainment programme,” the commission was quoted as saying in a statement.

Private television network 8TV was banned from broadcasting live and delayed telecast concerts for three months for flouting rules for live telecasts, it said in the report.

Commission officials, Faizal and 8TV personnel couldn’t be immediately reached for comments on Saturday.—AP