
Umno mouthpiece Utusan Malaysia has consistently earned the wrath of DAP leaders over the years, and 2011 appears to be no different.
Taking the newspaper to task, party supremo Lim Kit Siang said that an editorial published yesterday had “repeated the lie” that DAP wanted to abolish the Malay sultanate system to create a republic.
The editorial was penned by Awang Selamat, who is no stranger to ruffling the feathers of DAP leaders.
Lim stressed that DAP, whether in the past or present, had reaffirmed its commitment to upholding the fundamental features of the Malaysian Constitution including the system of constitutional monarchy.
The veteran politician also lambasted Utusan for being irresponsible and lacking professionalism in peddling the lie and poison that DAP wanted to abolish the system.
“Even worse, Utusan will be guilty of the worst crime of treason to the nation and people of Malaysia in trying to incite disunity, strife and hatred in our plural society,” he said.