The party’s state commissioner Razman Zakaria claimed that DAP is using the issue to polarise the country, alleging that the party has a history of playing racial politics.

While PAS’s initial concern centred on the display of foreign flags as a matter of national sovereignty, he said DAP reframed the incident into a racial flashpoint for political gain within the Chinese community.

“Perak PAS urges the Malays not to be drawn into the trap of narrow racial sentiments and violent politics incited by DAP,” he said in a Facebook post today.

“We have received information that certain violent messages are being circulated to fuel racial tensions.”

Razman said Perak PAS remained committed to peaceful and constitutional paths, rejecting all forms of violence and divisive racial politics.

He also called on the authorities to investigate the sources of the provocative messages, which could provoke unrest and threaten national stability.

“We are here to defend our beloved nation’s sovereignty and peace, and we will not let any provocation undermine that.”

The controversy arose after a video was shared online showing a group of people waving the Chinese flag near the Leaning Tower in Teluk Intan during a temple festival and parade on Oct 24.

Guan Gong Cultural Association chairman Soon Boon Hua has since apologised for the incident and said the Chinese flags were waved by a delegation from China.

He said this was not planned by the organisers.