KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 4 -- Wanita DAP has reportedly criticised the Negeri Sembilan DAP Veterans Club for using sanitary pads as gimmicks during a protest against the party's leadership, calling the act inappropriate and disrespectful to women.

According to Malaysiakini, Wanita DAP chief and Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching said she did not agree with the move, as the move reinforced harmful stigma surrounding menstruation.

"Using sanitary pads as tools of attack or ridicule only reinforces the shame and stigma long associated with menstruation," she was quoted as saying.

Teo also reportedly pointed to the reality of period poverty in Malaysia, noting that some students are forced to miss school due to their inability to affor...