The Star rejects advert from DAP

(Malaysiakini) – Two other newspapers – Harian Metro and Kosmo! – refused to even provide a quotation, stating outright that advertisements from opposition parties will not be entertained, said Pua. 

DAP has accused The Star of barring the party from publishing advertisements in the daily.

The party had produced an advertisement in response to a series of MCA advertisements claiming that a vote for DAP is a vote for PAS.

According to DAP publicity chief Tony Pua, his party had produced an advertisement in the same vein, claiming that a vote for MCA is a vote for Umno, and thus a vote for Perkasa.

A mock-up of the advertisement depicted Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali and the group’s vice-president Zulkifli Noordin.

“We have no media access even if we want to pay… even if our content and theirs (MCA’s) is quite similar,” he said.

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