COMMENT | The recent attacks against Penang are nothing new. Back in the day, when Gerakan - a party which was part of the BN family - controlled Penang, then Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin claimed that the Malays in the state were marginalised.

In other words, a Chinese-dominated Penang administration (even though they were part of Khairy’s coalition) was marginalising Malays.

This prompted then Penang chief minister and Gerakan head honcho Koh Tsu Koon to demand proof from Khairy that Malays were marginalised in Penang.

“Don’t just criticise, please give us facts and concrete statistics. Let us work together since we’re all in BN. Let’s do concrete work and have programmes that will promote the development for all, and help the poor irrespective of race,” Koh said.

The fact that...