Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan should just bite the bullet and apologise to the DAP top leaders for his snide remarks about how they would be unacceptable candidates for the deputy prime minister post, said a DAP leader.

"There is no point for Abdul Rahman Dahlan to try to defend his unacceptable racist attitude.

“He should just be brave enough to admit his mistake and tender his apology to DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang and party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng," party national vice chairperson Teresa Kok said in a statement today.