JOHOR BAHRU, July 7 -- DAP veteran Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang has called on Johoreans not to split Pakatan Harapan's (PH) vote in the upcoming Johor state election, saying it is crucial to realising the Malaysian Dream.

The 85-year-old party stalwart warned that if votes are split, the vision of a Malaysia free from race-based politics and discrimination would come under threat.

"This will also put an end to the Malaysian Dream," he said during his brief appearance at a PH campaign event in Taman Perling here last night.

Lim, who has retired from active politics, described the upcoming Johor state election as a test of the Malaysian Dream.

"Are we going forward, or are we going backwards?

"So, let us not break or split our votes," he said...