Kluang MP Liew Chin Tong said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's comment that the Chinese Malaysian community would be "the first to be targeted" if there was no peace was bound to cause anger.

This, the DAP lawmaker said, was because the comment can be perceived as containing "elements of threatening Chinese Malaysian voters" ahead of the 14th general election.

"Malaysians must teach Najib and MCA a hard lesson so that they would learn to respect voters and democracy regardless of ethnic background.

“They must be reminded that no leader should ever threaten an entire community merely to gain votes.

To single out the ethnic Chinese in such a way, Najib and MCA are only making more people angry with BN," Liew said in a statement today.

Najib reportedly made the comment in a speech at the “Malaysian Chinese Patriotic Rally” organised by MCA yesterday...