A few hours before DAP vice-chairperson Teresa Kok stirred the hornet’s nest, her counterpart from MCA Wee Jeck Seng had pounced on the halal certification issue.

This was a two-pronged assault from the Tanjung Piai MP - to point out that the policy would be cumbersome to non-Muslim businesses and the ineffectiveness of DAP leaders in safeguarding the rights of non-Muslims.

However, since his...