Violet Yong

KUCHING (April 20): Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak has told Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian not to be arrogant since his party’s last state election victories came from split votes, not overwhelming support.

DAP Sarawak organising secretary Violet Yong said that at least one seat won by SUPP recorded a razor-thin margin.

“These are not mandates that justify arrogance, but reminders of how fragile electoral outcomes can be,” she said in a statement on Monday in response to Dr Sim’s ‘kasi DAP telur’ (give DAP zero seats) remark during the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Convention 2026 held on Sunday.

Yong termed that remark as “very low class”, especially given that the office Dr Sim holds demands a higher standard of leadership, maturity and respect for democratic values, not cheap slogans meant to provoke and divide.

“That remark is an insult to the intelligence of the people. It is, in essence, a direct affront to voters’ wisdom and their ability to make thoughtful and independent choices,” she said.

She also told Dr Sim to reflect on SUPP’s history, stressing that political arrogance has never ended well and would often lead to decline and rejection by the people.

She said reducing democracy to such slogans reflected a troubling disregard for voters.

“Elections exist to ensure accountability and checks and balances, not to eliminate opposition voices simply because they were inconvenient.

“A government without opposition is not strength; it is unchecked power. History has repeatedly shown that absolute power corrupts absolutely, which is precisely why a functioning democracy must always have a strong opposition,” she said.

Yong believed that the absence of a strong opposition would weaken scrutiny, reduce transparency and ultimately harm governance.

More importantly, she said Sarawakians did not need to follow Sabah, as they are fully capable of deciding who should represent them based on service, track record and credibility, not by importing political narratives from elsewhere.

“While Dr Sim is fixated on eliminating DAP, he remains silent on the growing influence of PAS in the country.

“PAS has repeatedly been associated with hardline and extremist positions that are at odds with Sarawak’s long-standing values of moderation, diversity and religious harmony. This silence is not neutral but sends a dangerous signal,” she claimed.

She felt that this raised serious concern that GPS was prepared to accommodate or work alongside such extremist tendencies for political convenience.

“If GPS is confident in its performance, then the democratic process should be respected by allowing the people to decide freely—not through fear campaigns, slogans and certainly not by attempting to silence alternative voices.

“Sarawak deserves far better than politics reduced to ‘telur’,” added Yong.

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