DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke has defended fielding the party’s chairperson Lim Guan Eng in Penang, amid disquiet within the party on many other long-serving leaders being dropped from the candidate line-up.

He highlighted that it was under Lim’s leadership that DAP wrested control of Penang, and many voters would still appreciate his contributions.

“Guan Eng was the two-term chief minister and...