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‘Own up and apologise,' DAP leader tells PAS man over Johnny Lim post
Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan said Sungai Buloh PAS chief Zaharudin Muhammad should take responsibility instead of claiming that a controversial Facebook post he issued yesterday had been taken out of context. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA : A DAP leader has urged Sungai Buloh PAS chief Zaharudin Muhammad to apologise to the Malaysian armed forces and newly promoted lieutenant-general Johnny Lim over an allegedly racist Facebook post featuring Lim's image.
Bangi MP Syahredzan Johan said Zaharudin should take responsibility instead of claiming the post had been taken out of context or manipulated.
'If it had no connection, then there was no reason to include the image at all.
'It is obvious that the image, paired with a speculative future scenario, was deliberately used to provoke a racial polemic,' Syahredzan, a lawyer by training, said in a Facebook post.
He was responding to Zaharudin's explanation that the post was misunderstood and that Lim's image had no relation to the content, which he described as satire.
Syahredzan said the incident reflected a broader pattern in PAS and Perikatan Nasional's political messaging.
'Zaharudin's statement proves that PAS and PN still promote divisive and racial politics, and they must be rejected by all Malaysians who cherish harmony and unity,' he said.
He said such politics had no place in a diverse nation like Malaysia.
Yesterday, Zaharudin speculated in a Facebook post about Malaysia having its first Chinese prime minister in the next 30 to 40 years.
The post included a screenshot of a news report on Lim's promotion to lieutenant-general, with a caption stating that the image was merely for decorative purposes.
Lim's promotion made him the first senior Malaysian Chinese officer to attain the three-star rank.
PKR Youth chief Kamil Munim and DAP adviser Lim Guan Eng have also criticised Zaharudin over the post, with Kamil stating that Islam has never promoted such views, while Lim called for legal action to be taken against Zaharudin for allegedly inciting racial tensions.
