Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan should just bite the bullet and apologise to the DAP top leaders for his snide remarks about how they would be unacceptable candidates for the deputy prime minister post, said a DAP leader.
"There is no point for Abdul Rahman Dahlan to try to defend his unacceptable racist attitude.
“He should just be brave enough to admit his mistake and tender his apology to DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang and party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng," party national vice chairperson Teresa Kok said in a statement today.
Kok, who is also Seputeh MP said the way Abdul Rahman made his criticisms about the allegation that Kit Siang would be given the deputy prime minister’s post should Pakatan Harapan win the election, shows clearly his racist attitude.
"He had tweeted that Mahathir had claimed the influx of Chinese nationals in Johor could alter the Malaysian political landscape, but the former premier does not realise that appointing a DAP leader as deputy prime minister would change the political landscape as well," she said.
Such argument has clearly showed Rahman's racist attitude and tone, argued Kok.
Kok also rubbished Abdul Rahman's argument in his attempt to deflect accusations of racism by saying he had meant the DAP duo's leadership skills rather than their race, as rhetoric that does not hide the minister's perceived racist tone.
'What of MCA?'
She reiterated that the DAP has made it clear - and Mahathir has also clarified - that the party did not ask for the post.
MCA that asked for the post in 2009, she pointed out.
"(In that case), would Abdul Rahman support MCA president Liow Tiong Lai for the post, or will he say that Liow like all past MCA presidents are bad choices for the post so as to hide his racist attitude against a Chinese deputy prime minister being appointed?" Kok asked.
After being accused of being a racist over his tweet on Thursday about former premier Dr Mahathir Mohammad allegedly wanting to give the deputy prime minister’s post to Lim Kit Siang, Abdul Rahman yesterday defended his argument.
“It is just that their leadership and thinking make them bad choices (for the post),” he explained in a Twitter posting.
He also reasoned that his tweet was not racist by adding, “I obviously don't want (PKR deputy president) Azmin Ali or (de facto opposition leader) Anwar Ibrahim to be PM. Now does that make me anti-Malay?"
“I also don't want (PKR president Dr) Wan Azizah (Wan Ismail) to be PM. Does that mean I am anti-women and gender bias?” Abdul Rahman asked in another tweet.- Mkini
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