Malay candidates to replace DAP's Santiago and Kashturi?

This piece in FMT today looks weird,

DAP scores ‘own goal’ with Santiago and Kasthuri out

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Unfortunately, the issue had become a racial argument in memes and posters on social media. “It will affect the Indian votes and the party leaders should know it,” said one source.

How can that be, as we all know, there's no racism in DAP, right?

Santiago was the Klang MP. Klang voters are less than 27 per cent Malays, over 55 per cent Chinese and  about 17 per cent Indians.

Kashturi was the Batu Kawan MP. Batu Kawan voters are about 21 per cent Malays, 56 per cent Chinese and 23 per cent Indians.

Both constituencies are DAP's strongholds that BN could never dream of taking over.

DAP can really put a dog there as its candidate and still wins.

Guess, everyone in DAP dreams to contest in such a constituency.

Still, I don't buy it that racism got anything to do with the squabble within DAP over those seats.

After all, it's normal for DAP to introduce new faces as its candidates.

No one was spared, except of course  certain party leaders who are considered as members of the A Team, who can remain as MPs for decades.

DAP had in the past even wiped out an entire state party leadership to introduce new faces...who are more aligned to the party's central leaders.

Former Johor DAP chief Dr Boo can confirms that.

So, Santiago and Kashturi cases are not unique and their supporters shouldn't complain about them being replaced.

Santiago's supporters particularly needed to shut up. 

They have been making all kind of noises the past week to the point of pulling up the racial card by saying that Indians will not vote for DAP if he's dropped.

I'm quite sure DAP will still field Indian candidates in Klang and Batu Kawan as the constituencies have a sizeable number of Indian voters there.

Where else could it place its Indian candidates if not at such constituencies.

Despite its claim of not tolerating racial politics, DAP does consider racial composition of voters in its calculations.

Nonetheless, DAP can always prove me wrong on that one by fielding Malay candidates in those safe seats to showcase its inclusiveness and at the same time increase the number of its Malay MPs. 

That would be nice, I think. 

Well, whatever it is, I hope DAP will place good candidates to replace Santiago and Kashturi.

It doesn't matter to me as BN is going to lose in Klang and Batu Kawan anyway.

At least if the incoming DAP MPs there are good, the people will be well served.