Another scion from the family of Malaysia's founding father the late Tunku Abdul Rahman has lambasted the anti-Bersih red-shirts for using his image in their campaign material.

"It is with real shame and sadness, that I notice the red-shirts wearing our beloved, founding father's icon on their shirts.

"Please always be mindful, that Tunku is a man of peace, and had always said that there is room, for every race in this country," grandson Tunku Muinuddin Putra said in a statement today.

The red-shirts, led by Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos, used a black and white silhouette of Tunku during his iconic "Merdeka" moment on their T-shirts.

The use of the image caused worry in certain quarters, especially among Tunku's family members that the dead leader was being dragged to the protest by red-shirts as if he would have endorsed their actions, which have been alleged to include aggressive and offensive insult to those not of the Malay race.

"There is always room for peaceful negotiation instead of taking your cause to the street causing much disruption and inconvenience to the public.

"He does not stand for what neither the reds or yellows are doing so how I wish his memory was never implicated in this way," added Tunku Muinuddin, who is also Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia (PIBM) vice-president.

Yesterday, another of Tunku's grandchildren Tunku Munawirah Putra labelled Jamal as 'loqlaq' for using Tunku's image.

Loqlaq is a Northern Malay colloquial term that means uncouth.

"Oi Jamal hang nak buat apa dengan gambaq Tok aku tu. Haishh! Loqlaq," read her Tweet.