Former DAP politician Ronnie Liu has warned that the “controversy” surrounding the party’s Skudai incumbent assemblyperson Marina Ibrahim’s sudden retirement from active politics could affect its performance at the upcoming Johor state polls.

Arguing that the matter has evolved from a “public relations crisis” to a “fundamental threat to DAP’s brand identity” as a reformist and multiracial party, Liu (above) warned that a lack of steps to address the issue could prove detrimental to the party...