The DAP fundraising dinner's slogan written in Chinese characters - which can be loosely translated as ‘Protect Kajang, Stabilise Selangor, Enter Putrajaya’, although DAP simplified it as ‘Dari Kajang ke Putrajaya (From Kajang to Putrajaya)’ in Bahasa Malaysia - for the Kajang by-election, has made itself a laughing stock.

It is general knowledge by now that the by-election was created by PKR.

DAP as a coalition partner, has not only failed to condemn PKR, but is still making all kinds of excuses to justify the by-election.

The slogan ‘creatively’ designed by DAP is a slap in Pakatan Rakyat's own face.

How can the by-election stabilise Selangor when PKR had deliberately created it to waste public funds just to resolve its infighting? It is simply illogical and difficult to comprehend.

Furthermore, to “stabilise Selangor” suggests that the Selangor administration under Pakatan is unstable, and thus needs a serious shake-up.

Voters should also ask why there are two versions of the same slogan. Is it because Pakatan does not want voters who cannot read the Chinese script to suspect that the coalition is self-admitting that their governance of Selangor is lousy?

PKR's internal power struggle has even made the Selangor government-linked companies and its civil servants to become the collateral damage, and it is now victimising the Kajang constituents.

If DAP seriously wants to stabilise Selangor, its leaders must come out now to openly condemn PKR and repent.

It should not make everything expandable and be an accomplice that abuses democracy just because it wants to win Putrajaya and power.


CHAI KIM SEN is MCA publicity bureau chairperson and MCA deputy national organising secretary.