Uncle Lim KS (DAP) apologises March 13, 2008
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- Lim apologises, DAP reps to attend ceremony
- The crisis which developed yesterday over the appointment of a PAS menteri besar in a DAP-led Perak state assembly seemed to have been resolved today.DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang who rejected the appointment of a PAS candidate today apologised for any offence caused to the Perak royalty over his statement.
- This was followed by state DAP chairperson and Sitiawan state assemblyperson Ngeh Khoo Ham informing Malaysiakini that whatever misunderstanding that occurred over the matter has been clarified.He also said that all DAP elected representatives will attend the swearing in ceremony before the Sultan of Perak in Kuala Kangsar today evening at 4pm.
- Yesterday, just hours after the Regent of Perak agreed to the appointment of Pasir Panjang state assemblyperson and Perak PAS secretary Mohamad Nizar Jamaludin as the menteri besar, DAP leader Lim Kit Siang threw a spanner at that, stating that his party had not approved to the appointment.
- Lim said that the party had only agreed to the appointment of a menteri besar from either the DAP or the PKR.He also said that all 18 DAP state representatives would stay away from the swearing-in ceremony for Perak mentri besar scheduled tomorrow.Ngeh and PKR’s Behrang assemblyperson Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi were the other two candidates who were in the running for the menteri besar post.
- Yesterday, after meeting the regent, Nizar, Ngeh and Jamaluddin told reporters that the regent had agreed with the appointment of Nizar as the menteri besar and that Ngeh would be the deputy menteri besar (1) and an Indian candidate from PKR to be the second deputy menteri besar.
- Ngeh’s clarification today would come as a welcome relief to all quarters who were worried that Lim’s stand would cause severe rift among the opposition not just in Perak but nationwide.Of a total of 59 state seats, DAP controls 18 seats while PKR has seven and PAS six, making a total of 31. The remaining 28 are in the hands of BN.
- [Full report to follow]
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