A DAP veteran has hit out at PKR's decision to use its own logo instead of Pakatan Harapan's in the forthcoming Johor state election.
Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said it will have serious ramifications on Harapan as a coalition.
"If PKR does not trust the coalition’s logo, then what is the point of having the coalition in the first place?" he said in a statement this morning.
Ramasamy also questioned how Harapan, as a whole, can broaden the coalition to face Umno-BN in the next general election if they can't even use a common logo in a state election.
PKR yesterday announced it would use its own logo in the Johor polls, saying the Harapan logo had too much baggage tied to its two-year stint in government.
Amanah and DAP will continue to use the coalition's logo.
Ramasamy said PKR's arguments to abandon the Harapan logo was preposterous.
He said the problem with Harapan was not the logo, but rather its former chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
"Why should PKR leaders blame the logo, rather than taking the blame themselves?
"The Harapan leadership must take the blame for their close and parasitic relationship with Mahathir.
"This was the reason for the downfall of Harapan, not the use of its logo," Ramasamy said.
He said abandoning the logo does not augur well for alternative politics in the country, and may shake the faith of Malaysians in Harapan as symbolised by the logo.
PKR has been fighting to return to its logo for much of last year.
Despite citing baggage with the Harapan logo, some PKR leaders have argued previously that returning to the party logo would evoke sentiments from 2018 when the coalition won the general election using PKR's logo. - Mkini
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