According to the statement, "the MCMC routinely carries out monitoring and enforcement activities pursuant to the Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) 1998.
"In relation to this, it is normal practice for MCMC to direct the withdrawal of content that has not been granted the requisite approval from the Film Censorship Board to be aired.
"In the case of the public service announcement (PSA) produced by musician Pete Teo, as a result of a routine compliance monitoring exercise made by MCMC, it was found that approval had yet to be obtained from the Film Censorship Board for the said PSA."
The MCMC said the PSA should not have been aired on television till approval was obtained.
"Accordingly, pursuant to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, all broadcasters must cease airing the video clip immediately.
"The issue is one of compliance by the broadcasters rather than the content of the PSA," it added.
On Friday, news portals reported that the video promoting the right to vote was taken off the air by TV stations as it contained Opposition figures and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's talking about Malaysia having issues.
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