Two-faced? Look in the mirror, Ti tells DAP

PETALING JAYA: A former MCA vice-president has hit back at DAP’s Teo Nie Ching for insinuating that Barisan Nasional was “two-faced”, suggesting the party take a good look in the mirror.

Ti Lian Ker said DAP should get off its moral high horse, saying the party too plays to the gallery by pushing different narratives when in government and when in opposition.

He said DAP spoke about reforms when it was in the opposition but now offers excuses for the slow pace of change.

Ti said a recent example was when DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo cited the consensus and understanding needed within the unity government to implement reforms.

He also claimed that Teo had previously appeared on a Chinese podcast where she denied saying the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) would be recognised if DAP came to power, only for netizens to call her out and highlight her past promises.

Ti also said DAP suffers from “selective amnesia” when it comes to controversies involving rivals, where the party pushed for a leader’s resignation.

“But they will cite due process when it involves one of theirs.

“DAP says it’s not two-faced. Fair enough. Perhaps it’s just suffering from a chronic identity crisis,” he told FMT.

On Thursday night, at DAP’s unveiling of candidates for the Johor polls, Teo, who is the state chapter’s chairman, said the party did not use the absence of Pakatan Harapan representatives in the state government as an excuse to boycott the Mahkota by-election in 2024.

“That is who we are. We are not two-faced and we do not fake it,” Teo said, adding that DAP campaigned for BN in Mahkota because it wanted the unity government to succeed.

Ti said DAP should not cite pragmatism to justify moving its goalposts.

He also reminded DAP that the internet never forgets and it would be easy for voters to dig up past comments made on social media about any particular issue.

“It isn’t wise to accuse BN of being two-faced when screenshots can prove you are no better.”