GEORGE TOWN: Penang Gerakan chairman Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan says the row within Pakatan Rakyat in Penang was just "a tip of the iceberg".

"There are signs of the coalition 'cracking'. The simmering feud between DAP and PKR leaders has been existing since they formed the state government after the general elections in 2008.

"Their coalition is a marriage of convenience to suit the purposes of their leaders and not of the party let alone the people," Teng said in response to questions on the public attack by Bayan Baru member of parliament Datuk Seri Zahrain Hashim against Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

Teng said "they are showing their true colours".

"It is common knowledge that the Penang government is a one-man government which ostensibly promotes 'CAT'" (complaining, accusing and twisting) in a dictatorial and autocratic way," Teng said.

He said for the sake of the people and Penang, the state's one-man government should sincerely and truthfully obtain more investments & developments, instead of banking on hollow slogans, forming unproductive committees or councils and playing on the sentiments of the people.

On Thursday, Zahrain, who is the former state PKR chairman, described the DAP secretary-general as a "dictator, a chauvinist and communist-minded".

Zahrain alleged that Lim did not like to be criticised and was quick to label those who criticised him as Barisan Nasional agents.

He had also claimed that even Lim's own party colleagues do not have a say the moment Lim made up his mind.