If MCA dare not oppose the redelineation exercise in Cabinet nor leave Barisan Nasional (BN), then it would be a contradiction bordering on “political stunts”, said Lim who is also Penang Chief Minister.

He recalled that MCA opposed the hudud Bill in the press but kept quiet about it in the Cabinet and BN.

The DAP leader suggested the MCA oppose the proposed redelineation exercise in Cabinet, Parliament and in court. “It should also call for racially-based parties to be banned.”

He reckoned these actions would prove MCA was not made of people who were “liars, unprincipled and hypocrites.”

Lim was commenting on Liow warning against the EC further dividing the races and promoting racial extremism.

“The minority will lose their political rights while the majority will dominate the voting process and direction of the country,” he quoted Liow as saying.

The crucial question remained whether MCA dared leave BN to uphold principles, added Lim. “MCA has continued to disappoint for 60 years. It has persistently abandoned principles for positions in government.”

He noted that Liow agreed that Tony Pua’s parliamentary seat of Petaling Jaya Utara, which would see an increase of voters from 80,000 to 150,000, was a violation of the democratic principle of “one person, one vote, one value.”

Liow also agreed that gerrymandering in favour of Umno would see Lumut having 71 per cent Malay voters, up from the present 50 per cent.

If MCA opposed racial extremism, continued Lim, the question that arose was why it served Chinese exclusively and supported Umno and the MIC, both race-based parties. “All political parties must open their doors to all.”

“They must not discriminate.”

Unfortunately, Lim lamented, the EC was perpetuating the racial divide. “This is nothing new. It has been going on for the last 60 years.”

The EC has now taken gerrymandering to unimaginable depths, stressed Lim. “MCA has to take full responsibility for supporting BN and Umno on their ‘divide and rule’ policies.”