Malacca Chief Minister Idris Haron is arrogant for saying that he has forgiven Chinese voters for refusing to back BN, says PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin.

Shamsul said Idris' remarks indicated that BN had indeed faulted the Chinese voters for its poor performance at the polls despite denying any political retaliation against the community.

NONE "His forgiveness is dishonest and even arrogant. The act of blaming the Chinese shows that Idris ( right ) does not respect the rakyat's democratic right in electing who they deem fit to be in Parliament and the state assembly," he said in a statement today.

He added that BN's long tenure has given the ruling coalition an impression that it was undefeatable and bred "arrogant leaders" such as Idris.

Shamsul, who is also Bukit Katil MP, reiterated that Pakatan Rakyat garnered 52 percent of the popular vote which comprised of people from all races.

On Friday, Idris had said that he was prepared to forgive Chinese voters even though they had abandoned the ruling coalition.

"So as far as Malacca goes, if they want forgiveness, forgiveness I shall give them. What's more important is that they be with BN," he was quoted as saying.