Zainuddin Maidin launched a vitriolic salvo against Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz today for declining to accept the challenge to contest against Dr Mahathir Mohamad for the Langkawi parliamentary seat in the next general election.

Referring to a news report that quoted Nazri as saying he was only willing to battle Mahathir on his own turf, Zainuddin, without mincing words, tweeted: “Pondan Padang Rengas.”