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Guan Eng Can't Tell Right from Wrong Malaysiakini.Com Feb 5, 2014 Wanita MCA: Guan Eng can't tell right from wrong MalaysiaKini.com Feb 5, 2014 Wanita MCA chair Heng Seai Kie has taken DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng to task for "defending the indefensible" as the war of words escalates over Seputeh MP Teresa Kok's stirring video work. Heng said Lim was "incapable of differentiating right and wrong" as he could not see the havoc wreaked by Kok's Chinese New Year 11-minute clip, which satires the political situation in the country. Amidst uproar by a few Umno cabinet ministers and police investigations, Lim - who is also Penang chief minister - had said yesterday that he saw "nothing amiss" with the video and considered BN's exaggerated outrage a mere political ploy. But Heng (right) begged to differ, saying that the video published on the Internet on Jan 27 "will not only destroy the country's image, but also affect foreign investment and tourism which will impact the national economy, victimise the rakyat and the nation". "If Lim can spend some time and watch the video and also read the feedback from netizens, he will understand how Kok's video has created controversies and differences among the people, especially between the Malays and Chinese. "Thanks to the video, Kok cannot run away from contributing to the polarisation of the people and jeopardising national unity," Heng stressed in a statement. She damned the video, which features Kok as a talk-show host interviewing a "panel of experts" on what to expect in the Chinese Lunar Year of the Horse. "Lim (left) is lying to everyone - including himself - to argue that no one was named in the video, hence it is not defaming anyone. Those who can understand Mandarin, know too well that the video is sending a malicious and insulting message," Heng said. She added that it was "undeniable evidence of Kok's attempt to destroy the reputation of the country and national leaders". Kok has, however, asserted her right as a Malaysian to make what she called "benign political satire". She filed a police report today, after receiving vulgar and rude calls and text messages from the public over the last few days. She fumed that the phrases used in the video have been twisted to stoke racial sentiments against her. Besides Heng, Umno ministers Shafie Apdal, Ahmad Shabery Cheek and Khairy Jamaluddin have all widely condemned Kok’s video, which has now garnered over 260,000 views on YouTube. Copyright © 1999-2012 Mkini Dotcom Sdn. Bhd Source: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/253597 .
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