In a Facebook post, DAP organising secretary Loke Siew Fook said the party viewed Liu’s statement as an act of sabotage which could affect the unity and stability of PH.

“Liu’s statement is his personal statement and it is irresponsible. It does not reflect DAP’s stand,” he said, adding that no PH leader should talk about excluding another component party from the coalition.

“This is a very strong message not only to Liu but to everyone in PH. No one should ever try to destabilise PH. We will never tolerate that.”

Liu, in a statement, had cautioned PPBM chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad against making remarks that are not in line with PH’s values.

He claimed the prime minister was pushing for a dominant Malay-based party to control the coalition, citing the acceptance of former Umno politicians into PPBM.

The Sungai Pelek assemblyman also hit out at Mahathir over the continuation of laws which he called repressive, the decision not to deport controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik back to India, and the failure to specify a date to hand over power to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.

Liu’s comments triggered an angry response from PPBM leaders, with the party’s youth wing urging DAP to take disciplinary action against him.

PPBM Youth said it would give DAP a week to do so, failing which it would not hesitate to attack any DAP leader including those in its top leadership.