Where are PN's non-Malay allies on May 13 remark, asks DAP senator
He did not just take aim at PN component parties, Gerakan and MIPP, but also called out P Ramasamy's Urimai and P Waythamoorthy's Malaysian Advancement Party (MAP), both of which supported the July 26 PAS-led rally demanding Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's resignation.
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