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‘Bring it on’: Akmal Saleh dares DAP to sever ties with him, says doing so means renouncing Umno too
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Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh challenged DAP to sever ties with him after Penang DAP Socialist Youth called for an end to their political cooperation. Dr Akmal equated breaking ties with him to breaking ties with Umno itself. The controversy stems from Dr Akmal's involvement in a protest against a hardware shop owner who mistakenly hung the Malaysian flag upside down, an act Penang DAP Socialist Youth condemned as racially charged and undermining the unity government. DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke criticized Dr Akmal's actions as bullying and intimidation.
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