Faced with declining popularity, Soi Lek has been accused of playing up the incident in a bid to gain public sympathy ahead of the general elections widely expected to be held within months. Soi Lek himself compounded the perception when he took care to highlight the hudud law issue he has been using to attack the Pakatan, especially PAS and DAP, with.
"The DAP unreservedly condemns the despicable and cowardly act of splashing red paint on the front doors of the MCA headquarters in Jalan Ampang on Thursday, 3 Nov 2011," Tony Pua, the DAP national publicity secretary, said in a statement.
"MCA president Chua Soi Lek should not make the wild allegation that this irresponsible act is the work of PAS supporters without an iota of evidence. Since the MCA has CCTV recording of the vandals committing the act, he should request that the police conduct immediate identification of the culprits and take further action."
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