Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has taken a brief hiatus from his campaign against ally DAP to turn his attention to a new target - this time much closer to home.

In his latest tirade, the Merlimau assemblyperson aimed his criticism at fellow BN component party MCA, and, true to form, fired a racially tinged remark by referring to its vice-president Tan Teik Cheng as “Ah Pek”.

Previously, Akmal’s infamous “Nyonya Tua” (old woman) remark...