N Sembilan DAP Veterans Club sorry over 'sanitary pad mask' protest

N Sembilan DAP Veterans Club sorry over 'sanitary pad mask' protest


Published: Aug 4, 2025 4:30 PM
Updated: 8:04 PM



Negeri Sembilan DAP Veterans Club chairperson Lee Kong Hing, who became embroiled in a controversy after using “sanitary pad masks” to protest an intra-party dispute yesterday, has apologised for his actions.

At a press conference in Seremban today, Lee said he did not intend to offend or discriminate against women.

“As for using the sanitary pad, I actually have a lot of respect for women. I had no intention of insulting women, and I hope they won’t misunderstand my intention. I was just using it as a prop.

“Since it’s airtight and waterproof, it should be good, right? Because they (the state DAP committee) didn’t speak up, that’s what I was trying to express yesterday. That’s all,” he said, according to a video published by Sin Chew Daily.

He then offered an apology.

“If what I did was insulting, then I’ll just say sorry lah, I apologise a bit,” he said.

Negeri Sembilan DAP Veterans Club wearing ‘sanitary pad masks’ to protest an intra-party dispute


However, he claimed to have received calls from some women who told him they were not offended by his actions.

Escalation unexpected

DAP National Veterans Club chairperson Lay Hock Peng reportedly arranged today’s press conference.

Lee thanked Lay for his concern over the issue.

“He was very concerned, afraid I’d ‘fall into a drain’ or something. He came down all the way from Penang, worried that I might make another mistake. I thank him for that,” he said.

Lee further stated that he did not expect the matter to escalate to this extent.

He reiterated his protest against the decision to nominate Vincent Wu, a DAP central executive committee member whom Lee labelled as an “outsider”, as a senator representing Negeri Sembilan.

However, he said the Negeri Sembilan DAP Veterans Club had no choice but to accept the decision, as the state leadership had refused to reverse it.

“There’s nothing we can do… He is our own leader, after all,” he said, referring to state DAP chief and party secretary-general Anthony Loke.

In a separate press conference earlier today, Loke slammed Lee for using sanitary pads to express their dissatisfaction and urged Lee to apologise.