Gerakan president Dominic Lau erupted in anger at the party’s Penang delegates’ assembly, condemning what he called “two-faced members” who show affection in front of him but insult him behind his back.
Lau revealed that some members even used the party’s official WhatsApp group to ridicule him, describing it as a “double act”: “They say they love the president in front, but curse him behind.”
“I can accept criticism or differing views, but not malicious insults. When did Gerakan’s culture fall this low?” he asked.
He cited an example where he was mocked after criticising Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s policy “U-turn” on fuel subsidies, with some members jeering that his “brain was flooded.”
Lau said they should have asked for clarification instead of insulting.
He stressed that Gerakan’s real enemies lie outside the party, not inside.
“Some act like lions within, but are powerless outside. How can the party win elections like this?”
Later at a press conference, Lau admitted his remarks were also directed at PAS members, calling mutual respect essential for coalition unity.
“Internal unity is key before we can march towards Putrajaya,” he said.
