PENANG, MALAYSIA: Gerakan adviser Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik warned Malaysians that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is not their saviour.

"Anwar imagines himself to be a gift sent here from heaven to save Malaysians. He claims to be against the New Economic Policy (NEP) and is in favour of equality. My foot!" he said.

He was addressing thousands of people who had turned up at Rifle Range here for the Malam Satu Hati Bersama Rakyat last night.

Dr Lim said Anwar said different things in front of the different audiences.

"He can change colours to suit the crowd.

"Don't listen to him. He will make you feel seronok (good) and fall asleep. When you wake up, everything is gone," he said, adding that he could not stay home at the thought of the Opposition trying to trick the people.

Dr Lim said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng was a gong kia (stupid boy) to trust Anwar.

"His father Kit Siang did not teach him well. After more than 16 years battling Anwar, now he allows his son to 'marry' the PKR de facto leader.

"I have been in politics for more than 40 years and I have battled Anwar too. It is because of him that I am so thin today," he said.

He said the Opposition wanted to deny Barisan Nasional a two-thirds majority resulting in the Chinese and Indians losing their representation.

"Then how? Poci (gone) lah!" he said as he assured the crowd that Gerakan would choose a good leader for Penang just as it had done for the last 39 years.

"We will give you a good leader. What is important is to ensure Barisan's victory before we talk about the next chief minister," he said.