Escalating racial, religious rhetoric unacceptable, says Masidi

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) leaders in Sabah have abandoned the party due to the increasing racial and religious rhetoric of some peninsula-based parties, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.

Masidi, who was the Sabah Bersatu deputy chief, said the rhetoric in the run-up to the recent general election was inconsistent with the values of East Malaysia’s multi-racial and multi-religious communities.