An Utusan Malaysia editor and columnist today questioned why Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali is labelled an extremist while Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is not.

Ku Seman Ku Hussain, in his column in Mingguan Malaysia , alleged double standards as Ibrahim was flayed for calling Bibles containing the word 'Allah' to be burned.

However Lim ( left ) wasn't for stating that non-Muslims are allowed to use 'Allah' in the state.

"DAP in fact is more extreme than Ibrahim Ali for launching a provocation that interferes in Islamic law and the Allah issue," he wrote.

He also said that the moderation "campaign" waged by some quarters is more extreme than those labelled as "extremists".

In his column, Ku Seman took several swipes seemingly aimed at English daily The Star for the latter's moderation campaign but without naming it.

"The moderation campaign moved by an English newspaper is suspicious," he said.

He said that it was "naughty" that elite and moderate Malays are being used to attack or influence their own race to the path of secularism.

"The non-Malays do not have to get their hands dirty because Malays can be used to weaken Malays," he held.

He also said that some of the Malays being used as the forefront of the moderation campaign, are those who have been "rejected by their own people".

He also warned the 'Eminent 25' group not to allow itself to be "used" by some quarters to separate the Malays.

In his weekend column, Utusan's Awang Selamat, its pseudonym for editorial comment, also said that he was "attracted" by recommendations that the Eminent 25's background be "researched".

Both columnists also wondered what was the "true intention" of the group.