A Bersatu supreme council member has criticised Ipoh Timur MP Howard Lee for implying that former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin lacked wisdom when commenting on Putrajaya’s policy on the South China Sea.

In a statement, Faiz Na’aman (above) took issue with Lee who implied that Muhyiddin was either “bodoh” (unintelligent) or pretending to be “bodoh” on international relations by criticising Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s position on the matter.

“Perhaps for young and ultra-liberal MPs from DAP such as Lee...