Penang police chief Azizee Ismail said checks confirmed that no untoward incidents occurred at the hospital yesterday.

“Yesterday, there were only religious processions and the annual Thiruvilla prayer ceremony (by the nearby Hindu shrine),” he told FMT.

“The procession went smoothly and concluded at about 11.30pm without any disturbance to public order.”

The video had been shared by controversial preacher Zamri Vinoth and others.

Persatuan Kebajikan Surplus Pulau Pinang (Surplus) had planned to organise a protest against the shrine, but later scrapped it after meeting its management committee and Seberang Perai Tengah police chief Helmi Aris.

Several politicians, including Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, had lodged police reports after Zamri called for the shrine’s demolition in an earlier Facebook post.