A Facebook post featuring an AI-generated image of Chinese Johor DAP women leaders wearing headscarves has sparked outrage among party leaders, who accused critics of implying that DAP is abandoning the Chinese community to win over Malay Muslim voters.

The controversy deepened after a former Johor councillor linked to MCA was found to have shared the image. DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke condemned the post as part of a “dirty game” allegedly orchestrated by the BN component party.

“This is an outdated tactic that...