Perkasa brushes off urging by 'stupid Gerakan boys'
The war of words between Gerakan and Malay rights NGO Perkasa which has dragged on for days came full circle today, with Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali labelling Gerakan Youth leaders "stupid little boy(s)".
The war of words between Gerakan and Malay rights NGO Perkasa which has dragged on for days came full circle today, with Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali labelling Gerakan Youth leader "stupid little boy(s)".
Referring to the Gerakan Youth Wing’s challenge that he contest the Pengkalan Kubor by-election, Ibrahim said that this will only split votes and cost the seat for the BN.
"How stupid is this Gerakan childish boy. Gerakan is a gone party.
"(Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong) winning the Teluk Intan seat with a majority of 200 is not great, and even that (with) Perkasa’s help to get Malay votes," Ibrahim (above) said.
He also threatened to tell Malays not to vote for Gerakan in the 14th general election.
"I will strike at the right time with the right strategy. Go to hell my dear stupid boy," he said in a scathing text message.
Tit-for-tat
The spat between Perkasa and Gerakan was sparked last Friday when Ibrahim said he will withdraw support from BN if the government repeals the Sedition Act.
He was speaking as part of the National Unity Front.
To this, Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang (left) said that he hopes this would happen, as it would be better for BN not to have Perkasa behind it.
In response, Perkasa Youth chief Irwan Fahmi Ideris told The Rakyat Post that Gerakan should just zip its lips as it is a party on its last legs.
This prompted Gerakan Youth secretary general William Chang to issue a statement roday challenging Ibrahim to contest Pengkalan Kubor and to prove his relevance.
He said this is after after losing the Pasir Mas seat in the 13th general election, despite the 96 percent of voters there being Malay.
He then said that Perkasa is a "liability" to BN for continuously making "racist remarks".
This is unlike Gerakan which is a multiracial party which "always respects and defend the social contract under our Federal Constitution and Rukun Negara", he said.
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