Former opposition leader Marina Yusof has accused Dr Chandra Muzaffar of dividing Keadilan and causing irreparable damage to the party during his tenure as deputy president.
"He has destroyed the substance of the party and I don't know if the party can repair itself. He and his group have caused a deep division within the party," Marina told malaysiakini .
The former Keadilan supreme council member also attributed her quitting from the party after the1999 general elections to Chandra and his "internal politicking".
Marina and Chandra were known to have a long-standing feud and this exploded in 2000 when the former accused the latter of being 'authoritarian'.
Marina's scathing criticism today comes following Chandra's accusation of another Keadilan leader of being a "liar".
Last Friday, Chandra said Keadilan vice-president Azmin Ali had 'lied' when he said Chandra quit the party in January after realising his views and comments were no longer welcomed by the members.
Blatant lies
The latest war of words erupted when Chandra criticised the Keadilan leadership during a forum organised by DAP in Penang.
When taking a question from the floor regarding his reasons for quitting, Chandra said he was disillusioned with the party and claimed its leaders practised the concept of "the ends justify the means".
This was refuted by Azmin who said Chandra, who is also the president of the International Movement for a Just World, had quit because he was no longer relevant.
Continuing her assault on Chandra, Marina said he was a "dismal failure in politics" and added that her experience in politics was a "traumatising" one due to him.
"Chandra was running the party from the very beginning and he had even doctored meeting minutes. He is manipulative and only wanted his way."
Reacting to the allegations, Chandra told malaysiakini that it was "beneath his dignity to cross swords with a discredited politician".
"Her (Marina) statements are all blatant lies. I never prepare meeting minutes as that was the duty of the secretary-general," he stressed.
Asked if he was going to take legal action against the allegations hurled at him, Chandra replied: "They have a right to say whatever they want and I have a right to reply," Chandra said.
Be truthful
Meanwhile, Chandra also expressed his hope that jailed deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim and Keadilan president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail would choose to be "truthful, sincere and honest about their so-called struggle for justice".
Keadilan was formed in 1999 after the sacking and subsequent jailing of Anwar. His wife, Wan Azizah, helms the party.
"Let the people know the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I implore them to be true to their conscience. Loyalty to one's conscience is the highest expression of one's devotion to God.
"After all, Anwar and Wan Azizah are perceived by a small segment of society as God-fearing, virtuous human beings," he said.
Chandra also revealed he had exchanged letters with Anwar and Wan Azizah about problems with the party leadership for over two years.
"I have over the years raised issues and problems of transparency, accountability and financial management within the party and the way decisions were made," he said.
Asked how they had reacted to his complaints, Chandra replied, "I realised that there was no earnest attempt to address the issues."
Under fire
Yesterday, Chandra also took a lashing from Keadilan's deputy Youth chief Mohamad Zahid Md Arif who threatened to "expose" the former if he continued to criticise the party and its leaders.
Zahid said Chandra lost the right to make statements about Keadilan's internal affairs as he is no longer with the party.
In reaction tho this, Chandra said he found the threat "amusing" and dismissed it as "infantile".
"I challenge Zahid to expose me for I have nothing to hide," he said.
"As deputy president and coordinator of BA [Barisan Alternatif], I had tried my very best to uphold those political principles and ethics which have been fundamental to my life long quest for social justice," he added.
