Lim Guan Eng today called for action to be taken against those attempting to illegally remove any of the parties in the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition, amidst rumours that a former minister was pushing for a new government to be formed without DAP and Parti Amanah. Lim, who is DAP’s secretary-general, said such attempts were a “betrayal of democracy” as well as the clear and unequivocal mandate of the rakyat. “DAP urges all parties to respect the PH electoral mandate to rule Malaysia through the five component parties of PH comprising PPBM, DAP, PKR, Amanah and Warisan,” he said in a message to mark Deepavali tomorrow. Lim also said that Malaysians must not underestimate the threats posed by those who wish to disrupt national unity with extremist and racist statements. “We must remain vigilant against those who openly wish to replace PH by undemocratic means or by those in ‘deep state’ who undermines the administration and cohesiveness of PH,“ he said and reiterated the pa...