In a thinly-veiled attack, Home Minister Zahid Hamidi said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waythamoorthy should quit the government and focus on his NGO work.

NONE “If you like to criticise the police; if you like to give negative comments to the police, please resign and lead your own NGO. Be the NGO leader…

“On this matter, let none of us sympathise with criminals,” Zahid ( left ) told a forum in Bandar Sunway today on crime prevention.

Without naming any person, he was referring to a “leader who used to lead an NGO and became a member of the administration” that the latter had criticised before.

When asked at a press conference later whether he was referring to Waythamoorthy, he replied, “ Faham-fahamlah ,” (It’s understood).

NONE Zahid had previously slammed Waythamoorty ( right ) for questioning the circumstances surrounding a supposed shoot-out between police and suspected gangsters in Penang earlier this week that left five suspects dead.

Waythamoorty, who is also the Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia leader, shot back at Zahid’s claim that he was interfering in police work, saying he could not remain silent on the issue.