State executive councillor Abdul Malik Abul Kassim said Umno’s attack on Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, showed the BN party had a “jelik” (god-forsaken) behaviour.
“I am sure the national Umno leadership is embarrassed by its Penang Youth members’ uncivilised antics, behaving like thugs.
“Zunar’s artworks are based on what Malaysians feel, giving a funny take on scandals by the ruling elite through cartoons.
“If that scares Penang Umno members, then it means Umno’s end is near,” Malik said in a statement.
Yesterday, Penang Umno Youth members demanded that Zunar take down the drawings put on display at the concourse of Komtar.
They found Zunar’s drawings to be offensive as they depicted the prime minister and other national leaders in a bad light.
Meanwhile, Malik said the exhibition was allowed by the management of Komtar, which is a company run by the state government.
Zunar also claimed 30 of those who confronted him were Umno members and he had to cancel the exhibition due to security reasons.
The exhibition was supposed to run until Sunday.