Gerakan is against the “culture of unruly or uncivilized political culture”, including burning effigies of politicians or stamping on posters bearing their faces.

Penang Gerakan chief Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan regretted that such culture had taken place and hoped it would not be repeated.

“Any unhappiness or dissatisfaction should be thrashed out through proper channels in a peaceful way. There is no need to use extreme methods to show your displeasure to the whole world,” he said in a statement.

Dr Teng was commenting on the recent two incidents. The first one was in Perak on Sunday when DAP members stamped on a big poster bearing the faces of their former comrade, State Assemblyman Hee Yit Foong, and those of state assemblymen Mohd Osman Jailu and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, previously with PKR. The trio had since left Pakatan Rakyat and are now Barisan Nasional friendly.

Second incident took place yesterday, outside the Penang State Assembly sitting, a protestor burned the effigy of Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Dr Teng said Gerakan viewed this seriously and had instructed its members to avoid getting involved in such an unhealthy political culture.