A news item in Malaysiakini highlights the DAP ceramah held in Ipoh last night where the DAP candidate of Batu Gajah, Fong Po Kuan, often known as cili padi hit out at the Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi for being incompetent in his job. She took the Prime Minister to task for the rising crime rate in the country and his poor attendance in the Dewan Rakyat as well as his frequent travel abroad had affected his performance as Prime Minister.