In a statement today, Yii, who is also Bandar Kuching MP, condemned Razman’s remarks calling on those “whose eyes, skin and blood are like ours” to unite.

“On top of spreading lies and slander towards the government at the event at Teluk Intan’s Leaning Tower, he chose to resort to a racist statement to instigate hate.

“Such a statement is a clear form of hate speech. There should not even be any question of our loyalty and love for our beloved nation of Malaysia.

“As a responsible leader, he should have rallied all Malaysians to unite, not just pitted one particular community against another. He should experience the full force of the law for instigating hate and clearly touching on 3R matters,” he said.

Yesterday, Razman was reported to have made racially charged remarks at a demonstration that saw over 400 people waving the Malaysian flag, in response to the waving of the China flag at the Guan Gong cultural festival on Thursday.

He also criticised the current administration for apparently not defending the nation’s sovereignty.

Razman had previously accused Teluk Intan MP and federal minister Nga Kor Ming of taking part in the cultural festival and the government for endorsing the event.

However, Nga has denied this, saying he was in Kuala Lumpur at the time and the event was organised by the Guan Gong Cultural Association, a local temple.

Nga has since lodged a police report against Razman, accusing him of making false allegations.

Meanwhile, Bernama reported Perak police chief Azizi Aris as saying the organisers of the rally did not notify the police about the assembly and an investigation paper has been opened under Section 9(1) of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 due to this.

He said police will apply for an order to carry out further investigations.

“The parties involved will be summoned to provide statements to complete the investigation paper,” he said.