With a smirk on his face and not mincing his words, Anwar Ibrahim had described the Chinese who supported BN as "stupid".
And while the ceramah audience, who were predominantly Chinese, responded with laughter, Gerakan, however, failed to see the humour in such a remark.
Speaking in Teluk Intan last night, the opposition leader criticised the Chinese who still threw their weight behind the ruling coalition despite being termed as immigrants and so forth as "shameless".
Stressing on the importance of mutual respect, he said: "If I don’t respect you, then I don't deserve your respect."
His remarks come in the wake of Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (right in photo)calling the Chinese who vote for DAP as "ingrates".
Zahid has been drawing flak over this, with DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng accusing him of employing a similar logic as Adolf Hitler.
Taking Anwar to task, Penang Gerakan chief Teng Chang Yeow said that the opposition leader does not practice what he preaches.
"The problem is that the leader says one thing and does another. They say they want to break the racial barrier but when they campaign, they do it along racial lines," he added.
Teng also asked DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election Dyana Sofya Mod Daud to respond to Anwar’s remark.
"She said she wanted to break the racial barrier, where is your (breaking of the) barrier now?
"The Pakatan Rakyat leader has made a racial remark," he added.
And while the ceramah audience, who were predominantly Chinese, responded with laughter, Gerakan, however, failed to see the humour in such a remark.
Speaking in Teluk Intan last night, the opposition leader criticised the Chinese who still threw their weight behind the ruling coalition despite being termed as immigrants and so forth as "shameless".
Stressing on the importance of mutual respect, he said: "If I don’t respect you, then I don't deserve your respect."His remarks come in the wake of Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (right in photo)calling the Chinese who vote for DAP as "ingrates".
Zahid has been drawing flak over this, with DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng accusing him of employing a similar logic as Adolf Hitler.
Taking Anwar to task, Penang Gerakan chief Teng Chang Yeow said that the opposition leader does not practice what he preaches.
"The problem is that the leader says one thing and does another. They say they want to break the racial barrier but when they campaign, they do it along racial lines," he added.
Teng also asked DAP candidate for the Teluk Intan by-election Dyana Sofya Mod Daud to respond to Anwar’s remark.
"She said she wanted to break the racial barrier, where is your (breaking of the) barrier now?
"The Pakatan Rakyat leader has made a racial remark," he added.
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