DAP political education director Howard Lee has taken aim at Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh, accusing him of using “fear politics” and distorting Malaysia’s education reality in his latest remarks opposing the recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC).

In a statement, the Ipoh Timor MP said Akmal’s comments were “not just ignorant” but amounted to “deliberately using false narratives to incite social antagonism”.

He added that...