Delegates at the 2016 Penang DAP convention here today voiced their protest over the party’s decision to cooperate with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), which is chaired by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
A delegate from Taman Chai Leng, Shamsher Singh Thind (photo standing) said DAP should not cooperate with any individuals who used to be the party’s enemy merely to win the 14th General Election.
He said Dr Mahathir who was now willing to cooperate with any party in order to achieve his goal to topple the government.
“Are DAP members not ashamed to shake hands with the enemy, Tun M? He should first apologize to DAP before talking about working with DAP,” he said during the debate at the convention.
Shamsher, who had the floor in the debate and likened Dr Mahathir to “a pimp of prostitutes” and a “snake” stood his ground and refused to concede. His antics stunned the 300-odd delegates and media who attended the event.
“Dr Mahathir is our main enemy and as chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, he has no interest in saving Malaysia.
The situation became tense when DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng stood up and asked Shamser to retract his statement against Dr Mahathir, saying that DAP members should avoid pointing the blame finger at any party for their past mistakes.
Shamsher also questioned the direction the party was heading and claimed that Pakatan Harapan had no common understanding among its members and referred to the last Sarawak state election which saw PKR and DAP both fielding their candidates in six seats.
The DAP convention, which had the presence of 287 delegates when it started today, turned dismal with less than 50 people still in the hall when the winding session took place at about 4.00pm.
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