Lim: Is Muhyiddin the ‘more extreme’ PM?

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng wants MCA to clarify its Wanita leader's comment that a "more extreme PM" will replace Najib Tun Razak in the event BN performs badly. 

KUALA LUMPUR: DAP wants to know what MCA’s Senator Heng Seai Kie meant when she said “a more conservative and extreme” Prime Minister will replace Najib Tun Razak should Barisan National perform worse than its 2008 general election outing.

“Who was she referring to? Was she referring to Muhyiddin Yassin?” asked the DAP secretary- general Lim Guan Eng, referring to Heng’s reported comment in a Chinese daily Sin Chew today.

Lim, who is Penang chief minister, told reporters in Parliament that MCA “must clarify” Heng’s statement.

Heng is the MCA Wanita vice-chairman and Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister.

Heng reportedly said that if BN was to perform badly in the upcoming election, Najib will surely face calls to step down.

She said the person to replace him will be “more extreme, conservative and would defend Malay rights” even more.

She added that currently Najib was already risking his political future with this sector by introducing the 1Malaysia concept.

“Some quarters have argued that the concept does not fight for Malay rights,” she said.

What’s MCA’s stand?

Lim said that he would like to know what MCA thinks in the event that a more extreme prime minister would lead the multinational BN coalition.

“MCA has to give its opinion over the matter as well,” he said.

Lim also said that the issue should not be swept under the carpet as it was only carried by one daily.

“Heng cannot make these statements only to the Chinese press and expect for it to be [forgotten],” he said, adding that she should come out and explain her statement to everyone.