KUALA LUMPUR: Former DAP member Hew Kuan Yau, popularly known as “Superman Hew”, landed himself in another controversy after his foul-mouthed tirade infuriated audiences and members of the media at a ceramah.

In a video shared on Facebook, Hew is seen spewing profanity apparently aimed at Chinese dailies.

He was commenting on the battle between DAP’s Nga Kor Ming and Gerakan president Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong for the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat in GE14, where he accused Chinese dailies of sensationalising the matter.

“Don’t they understand the issue? They are intentionally cheating the people,” he claimed, spicing it up with some profanity.

An unknown member of the media immediately stood up against Hew’s unsavoury remarks, and questioned the motive behind his words.

“I’m not talking about you. Don't be noisy,” Hew said, before members of the audience started shouting at each other.

In the one-minute clip, Hew is heard uttering profanities in the Cantonese dialect at least five times during the ceramah, where children were present.

It is understood that Hew was speaking during a DAP ceramah in Bercham, Ipoh last week.

Mah’s political secretary, Ivanpal S. Grewal, said the video clip is an example of an Opposition-sanctioned hate campaign against the Government.

“That is because they (Opposition) have run out of issues to complain about. So they are inciting voters to go against Barisan Nasional, especially MCA and Gerakan.

“They are running a negative campaign which is very bad for Malaysians because it’s pulling friends and families apart … it’s hard to have an intelligent exchange without having matters to heat up,” Ivanpal said on Friday (April 20).

He also slammed Hew for using profanities in front of children during the ceramah.

“Using such words is unbecoming,” he said.

Hew resigned from DAP in 2016 after he received flak for a Facebook posting that said “The South China Sea belongs to China. Don’t oppose China just because you’re anti-communist”.