COMMENT A picture has been circulating on social media showing a demeaning act by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi petting the base of Gerakan Penang leader Teng Chang Yeow’s chin.

Teng is said to be undergoing tremendous pressure for Gerakan’s poor performance in the last two elections. He is taking the brunt now after leading the state’s machinery in both the 2008 and 2013 general elections.

What is interesting to me is that no one pinpointed the real campaigner, Jho Low, who had allegedly claimed to be the director of elections for Penang, or Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak who should be the one taking full responsibility for BN’s overall poor performance in the last general election.