SG BESAR POLLS DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang has hit out at “cretins” who were unable to interpret secretary-general Rafizi Ramli's “atomic bomb” remark.

He said these critics lacked the capacity to grasp that the figurative expression refers to explosive issues as opposed to munitions.

"Everybody had a good laugh as they knew that it was a figure of speech, meaning that Amanah Kuala Kangsar candidate Ahmad Termizi would be raising in Parliament mega Najib scandals and wrongdoings," Lim said at a ceramah in Sungai Besar village last night.

He said that it would be physically impossible for any human being to “hurl” atomic bombs at anyone as they are heavy objects.

For example, 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man' – the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended the Second World War in the Asia-Pacific theatre in 1945 – weighed more than 10,000 pounds each, said Lim.

He expressed shock not only at those unable to grasp Rafizi's figure of speech, but also the police who seemed to treat the matter as if it was credible and were even considering to charge the PKR leader.

Lim also listed five “atomic bomb” issues for the Amanah candidates to throw at Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in Parliament if they are elected into the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow:

• Malaysia’s first global financial scandals in history, namely Najib’s RM55 billion 1MDB and RM4.2 billion "donation” twin mega-scandals.

• The National Security Council (NSC) Act being passed without the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Conference of Rulers.

• The ministerial motion in Parliament on May 26 to fast-track PAS president Hadi Awang’s hudud bill, going against the 43-year BN stand and consensus that hudud is unconstitutional and not suitable for a plural nation like Malaysia.

• The rise of the extreme politics of race, religion and hate that threatens the unity and the very existence of the Malaysian Federation, with the people of Sabah and Sarawak more and more alienated by Putrajaya policies.

• The failure of the BN government to ensure the safety of Malaysians in their home territory and waters, highlighted by another kidnapping of four Malaysians by Abu Sayyaf and the frequent arrest of local fishermen by Indonesian authorities.

All these five issues have become so big that they have assumed “atomic bomb” proportions, said Lim.

He added that these were issues which Amanah's Pakatan Harapan candidates could bombard Najib with in Parliament if they are elected as MPs in the two by-elections tomorrow.