Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam ( photo ) must apologise to women for insulting them with a remark that implied the husbands have a right to abandon wives who fail to produce children, said DAP state Wanita chief Betty Chew Gek Cheng today.

She said that Mohd Ali's remark was an example of male chauvinism and castigated him for trying to gain political mileage by insulting women's dignity and honour in such an irresponsible manner.

Chew ( photo ) was upset over Mohd Ali's remark that, "If you marry your wife for 33 years and she still cannot give birth to a child, I think there is no more hope left. The voters should consider changing to another formula to try, do not continue to drag o­n needlessly".

Mohd Ali had said this to the Kota Melaka voters in a Chinese New Year function in Taman Anika Flats recently. He drew this analogy in asking the Kota Melaka voters to stop supporting the DAP after 33 years and change to support the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.