"Detain me, drag me to the court! I will still repeat my statement that (DAP adviser) Lim Kit Siang is a racist and he is indeed a racist," alleged former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Mahathir said DAP chairperson Karpal Singh's statement that he would be detained and charged in court, if the opposition captured Putrajaya in the 13th general election (GE13), was to stop him from revealing more details about Lim's character as a racist.

"I am shocked, I have turned pale (sarcasm)... because Karpal Singh wants to detain me due to my revelation that Lim Kit Siang is a racist.

"DAP only wants to contest in areas with a Chinese majority because they are only accepted by the Chinese and DAP's action clearly shows that they (DAP) are racist," he said when speaking at a gathering in Kampung Padang Jual, Johol in Negeri Sembilan yesterday.

On Sunday, Karpal was reported to have said the opposition would detain the former prime minister and charge him in court for accusing Lim as a racist, if the opposition took over Putrajaya after the GE13.

Mahathir alleged that apart from DAP, its ally PAS were also a racist party since they (PAS) only contested in Malay majority areas, especially in Kelantan and Terengganu, unlike Umno and MCA who contest in all constituencies throughout the country, without preference for any race majority.

Mahathir also alleged that PAS spiritual adviser and Kelantan Menteri Besar  Abdul Nik Aziz Nik Mat was a hypocrite since he had performed the Friday prayers at the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque in Putrajaya, to garner votes.

"Earlier PAS had said they would auction off Putrajaya but now they (PAS) are not interested in auctioning off Putrajaya but more interested in conquering the administrative capital of the country... why not build an administrative centre like Putrajaya in Kelantan," he asked.

Also present were his wife Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and BN's Johol state seat candidate Abu Samah Mahat.

Ibrahim Ali: PAS not creative

Meanwhile, in Kota Bharu,  Malays right wing movement Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali said Kelantan was backward compared to other states in the country because the PAS leadership was devoid of any creativity or innovativeness where development was concerned.

NONE He said they instead were quick to blame the federal government for their own inadequacies.

"Even if they (PAS) get the oil royalty they are demanding (from the federal government, they will be clueless on how to spend the money because they have a serious thinking problem.

"No investment seminars, no overseas visits to attract investor, nothing.

"They are only good at saying they cannot carry out projects because the federal goverrnment is blocking oil royalty due to them," he told reporters yesterday.

Ibrahim, who is an Independent candidate for the Pasir Mas parliamentary seat in the general election this Sunday, added that PAS's only strategy was to use the oil royalty issue and Islam to woo support from the people.

- Bernama