Lim Guan Eng slams Reezal’s ‘cordial ties’ claim, says Umno acting as enemy within
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 — Lim Guan Eng has hit back at Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican over remarks describing ties between Umno and DAP in Penang...
Lim said Reezal’s comments were not only unfriendly but harsh towards supposed allies in the state government. He argued it was wrong to accuse DAP and PKR of indulging in identity politics, claiming instead that Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) were the real culprits.
“Can ties between Umno and DAP in the Penang government remain cordial and tension free when Umno behaves like an ‘enemy within’ by making such unwarranted attacks? With friends like these, one does not need enemies,” Lim wrote in a Facebook post today.
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- Aug 7, 2026
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