Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy has called out Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi over the recent appointment of an infamous pro-BN NGO leader, Ramesh Rao, as his special officer in charge of Indian affairs.

Ramasamy, in a statement, did not mention Ramesh by name but instead referred to him as an "NGO leader" whom he claimed to be unfit to hold the position.