A pro-Barisan Nasional NGO is upset over Perak DAP chairperson Nga Kor Ming’s Facebook post which it claimed had insulted niqab-wearing Muslim women.

Pakatan NGO Pro BN president Zulkarnain Mahdar said the post was particularly insulting as it featured a ‘frightened’ emoji on top of an image of niqab wearers.

The emoji, he said, would give rise to all kinds of perceptions, one of them; that encountering niqab-wearing women would be a scary experience.

Emoji are smileys used in electronic messages and Web pages.

Nga ( photo ), in his Facebook post on Dec 13, had criticised Umno delegate Ahmad Darus who stated that the uniform of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) stewardesses was too revealing.

Below the picture of Ahmad was the accompanying picture of niqab-wearing women and the frightened-looking emoji with the words ‘latest MAS uniform?' and 'Umno retard' in Chinese.

Branding it as simply unacceptable, this was the reason why Zulkarnain decided to send a memorandum to Nga at the DAP’s headquarters today.

“Nga is not sensitive with regard to the Muslim way of life," he said.

Upset with presence of police

Zulkarnain also expressed disappointment with the DAP over the presence of police today.

“They can send memorandum but when we do it, they call the police.

“This is a democratic country, but look how many police officers there are?” he said, on the six or so police personnel who stationed themselves at the entrance of the DAP’s headquarters.

The five-page memorandum - one copy addressed to DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang and another addressed to Nga - was received by a representative from the DAP’s headquarters.

Zulkarnain ( photo ) also said his group wants Nga to offer his apology to niqab wearers.

Meanwhile, he said he was worried that Nga’s post would lead to other unsavory responses.

“I’m worried if such things are not stopped it will lead to bad reactions.

“What if I start to insult the attire of other religions? Won’t this lead to chaos?” he queried.

Zulkarnain added that his NGO is therefore mulling to take legal action against Nga.

“Whether he apologises or otherwise, that’s his business,” he said.

When contacted by Malaysiakini , Nga was unperturbed by the NGO’s action.

He described Umno as a “close-minded” party and hence, unqualified to criticise him.

“This is baffling. Umno's closed mindset is disgusting. This race-based party is the product of the dinosaur era.

“They should self-reflect their own extremism and chauvinism, then qualified to make criticisms," Nga slammed.

The Taiping MP also struck back by asking Umno supporters to explain Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's RM2.6 billion controversy.

Asked whether he will make an apology and retraction over the post, Nga refused to answer.