PUTRAJAYA, Feb 12 — Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today gave the police full support in tackling what he described as racially-charged issues, telling them of their obligation to preserve harmony amid communal tension over houses of worship.

The assertion came amid uproar over the destruction of a temple by a group of vigilantes in Rawang, Selangor, believed to have happened last night.