PETALING JAYA: Johor DAP chairman Teo Nie Ching has warned the public against falling for a doctored poster depicting potential party candidates for the state election as Muslim women wearing headscarves improperly.
Teo believed the poster was intended to instil fear and discourage non-Malay voters, particularly the Chinese, from supporting Pakatan Harapan.
“DAP respects all religions and understands that the headscarf, as part of female Muslim attire, should never be trivialised. The alteration of the poster is despicable and must be rejected,” she said in a Facebook post today.
The Wanita DAP chief stressed that the party had always championed the rights of all Malaysians, irrespective of race, background, region, religion, or gender.
Teo, who is also the deputy communications minister, said the attempt to tarnish DAP’s image appeared to show a disregard for women.
“Hopefully, voters of all races will reject this act. Let us all choose harmony, unity, and peace,” she said.
The Election Commission has set June 27 as nomination day for the Johor election and July 11 as polling day, following the dissolution of the state assembly on June 1.
Johor has 56 state seats. Before the dissolution, Barisan Nasional held 40 seats, followed by PH with 12, Perikatan Nasional three, and Muda (one).
