Lim Kit Siang and M Manogaran, DAP’s candidate for the Cameron Highlands by-election, were seen heckled by patrons at a restaurant in a video that has gone viral on social media.
In the 51-second video, the DAP adviser’s entourage can be seen being chided by diners at a restaurant.
“Semua kena tipu, janji tak boleh makan (Everyone has been deceived, promises have not been kept),” a man was heard shouting.
As Lim and Manogaran ignored the hecklers and began walking out of the restaurant with a lion dance in tow, another man was heard shouting at Lim for making false promises.
“The promises from the last election have not been fulfilled, what other promises are you giving?
“Great promises, great lies,” a man was heard telling the Iskandar Puteri MP in the video.
Another man was also heard mocking Lim, saying that the orang asli have been living in Malaysia for a long time.
Lim was slammed for his remarks where he said if Pakatan Harapan (PH) won the by-election, he would convene a conference of orang asli representatives in Cameron Highlands to draft a blueprint for the community to become full citizens of Malaysia.
Lim’s remarks had also drawn flak on Twitter, where it was pointed out that the orang asli were already citizens of this country.
It appears that the video was taken while Lim and Manogaran were campaigning in Cameron Highlands.
Meanwhile, PH has lodged a police report against flyers bearing the image of its candidate Manogaran and the title ‘DAP Hindu/Hindraf bunuh Adib’ (DAP Hindu/Hindraf killed Adib).
Lodged by Kampung Keledek Bersatu chief Amini Kashfi Koraini, the report details how he discovered the black-and-white flyers at 6.50am this morning while at the Sungai Koyan 1 mosque.
At a press conference at Harapan’s operations room, Ketari assemblyperson and Jelai campaign director Young Syefura Othman criticised the use of such “racial provocation” as part of political campaigning but anticipates it will continue.
“We hope voters won’t be swayed or entertain such provocation,” she said.
The Sungai Koyan area in Jelai is a Malay-majority Felda settlement.
Manogaran also wants the Election Commission to take action, as he claims that the poster violates Section 9 of the Election Offences Act 1954 which concerns the use of undue influence.
Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, however, denied the spread of pamphlets and racist posters has anything to do with the coalition.
“I did not see the poster and am confident that it was not produced by BN. It could have been done by any individual,” Hasan said.