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MCA boss: DAP spreading racial hatred
Published:  Sep 2, 2015 7:56 PM
Updated: 12:44 PM

MCA president Liow Tiong Lai has accused DAP of sowing the seeds of racial discord and warned that it could compromise peace and security in the nation.

He was commenting on the incidents that transpired during Bersih 4, such as stomping on the images of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.

Liow said it is not the Chinese culture to display such disrespect and cited other examples where protesters conducted mock prayer ceremonies normally performed for the deceased for Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor as well as printing the prime minister's face on "hell notes".

Claiming that Bersih 4 was "hijacked by DAP", he noted that MCA is worried that what happened could lead to a tense situation.

"DAP has always spread racial hatred that leads to extremism.

"If the racial hostility goes overboard, the consequences are unimaginable. Dap would have to bear the responsibility for this," he warned, according to a report in Sin Chew Daily .

On the contrary, Liow said MAC has always struggled for stability as well as racial and religious harmony.

The 34-hour Bersih 4 rally over the weekend was held to press for Najib's resignation and demand for reforms.

However, it took a racial slant when the turnout composed mainly of Chinese Malaysians on the first day, unlike past Bersih rallies where Malay participants outnumbered the others.

Following this, numerous politicians and NGOs played the racial card, with some even resurrecting the spectre of the May 13, 1969 racial riots.

Bersih 4 was also another unpalatable reminder for MCA with regard to the Chinese community's continued disenfranchisement with BN and its inability to win their hearts and minds.

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