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REPORTS ON PAGE 4 GANG OF DAP MP FOUR TO FORM 'BIGGER, BETTER' PARTY • MORE BLOOD TO IS AXED FLOW, SAYS GOH couraged and sustained the Gang of PETALING JAYA, Three of to carry out a mali- Mon. — The DAP By ANGELA TAN cious campaign against the party leadership, especially secretary-ge- Central Working taken at a CWC meeting in Kuala neral Mr ." Committee expelled Lumpur this morning. He added that Mr Chan himself He said Mr Chan had committed had engaged in anti-DAP activities its political bureau "a gross breach of party discipline like taking down party signboards, director Mr Chan and interests with his open associa- endorsing accusations by the Gang of tion with the Gang of Three of Pe- Three that Mr Lim was Special Teck Chan today for nang." Branch agent und against the Chi- "gross breach of The Gang of Three are Mr Seow, nese-educated, and attacking other party discipline and who is also the State Assemblyman DAP leaders. for Bandar Bukit Mertajam, Mr Chin "It is clear that Mr Chan Teck interests." Nyok Soo, the State Assemblyman Chan had daily, since his return from His expulsion takes effect for Pays Terubong, and Mr Goh Lim Taiwan (late last month), tried to provoke the party leadership to expel immediately, but he has 14 Eam. Mr Seow was the Penang DAP's him from the party with his state- days to appeal. deputy chairman, Mr Chin its publi- ments and accusations," Dr Chen With Mr Chan's expulsion, the city chief, and Mr Goh its secretary. said DAP now has only 14 seats in the Dr Chen said that with Mr Chan's "The DAP being a democratic expulsion, the process of restoring party allows room for dissent. But if Dewan Rakyat. the dissent is to destroy the party It lost another seat on Feb. 25 party discipline, unity, cohesion and sense of purpose could now proceed and leadership, then disciplinary ac- when it expelled Mr Seow Hun Khim, tion has to be taken. the MP for Bukit Mertajam. "without obstruction or hindrance since the full Gang of Four has been "The DAP cannot allow elements DAP chairman Dr like Chan Teck Chan to try to make told a Press conference at the party expelled from the party." He said that in the last four to five use of the excuse of 'rescuing the DR CHEN LAST NIGHT headquarters here this evening that • TURN TO PAGE 4 'no obsrtruction now' the decision to expel Mr Chan was months. Mr Chan had "actively en- THE STAR , Tuesday, March 17,1981 GANG OF FOUR TO FORM A "The DAP leaders must justify what they have done and show me how I have breached party disci- pline as this is not written in the constitution," he added. NEW PARTY Earlier this afternoon, in a statement issued be- fore his expression was an- nounced, Mr Chan said Mr IT WILL BE BIGGER Lim should "start acting responsibly." "He should control his emotions. A leader in his AND BETTER: CHAN position should realise that emotional attacks on me "This party will also be party discipline and inte- will only worsen the pre- able to have frequent dia- rests". sent crisis," said Mr Chan. logue sessions with the Go- "I am not surprised to Mr Lim recently said vernment and with all the see Lim Kit Siang acting in that Mr Chan was acting communities to discuss na- such a manner, which is as though "the party is tional issues before any is- against the aspirations of non-existent". He repor- sue is brought up in the the people the country and tedly said that any pro- the DAP. Solemn faces at the DAP Press conference yesterday. .. from left: DAP secretary-general blems anybody had should Dewan Rakyat or State Lim D Assembly. "This is because he is Mr Kit Siang, chairman r Chen Man Hin, Penang DAP chairman Mr , be settled internally and deputy secretary-general Mr Lee Lam Thye and organising chairman Mr P. Patto. "We will not follow what forced to act by a certain, not publicised. Lim Kit Siang has done all faction in the party. And the candidate for the they transfer most of their of Three but what I did "I fully agree that all this while, like bringing up these people have already Pengkalan Kota by elec- properties and in some was for the interest of the problems should be settled issues blindly and when- drawn up a masterplan for tions, the Esso case, the cases their families to party. internally. That is why 1 ever he likes during these a long time to change the Merdeka University issue other countries?" Mr Chan "I had already pro- am so amazed that Mr Parliamentary and State policy and objectives of the and the Chinese education said. mised the three expelled Lim has chosen to launch a Assembly sittings." DAP struggle," he said. issue. He urged the people not leaders that I would malicious attack on me in Mr Chan said Mr Lim He said Mr Lim and to be cheated by Mr Lim's meet them even before I public," Mr Chan said. should answer to the some other party members "masked struggle'' but to went to Taiwan for my "I recently referred MULTI-RACIAL people and to DAP mem- were hiding behind masks realise that their fighting medical check-up last some party leaders to the bers themselves for his and pretending in fight for was not for the interests of month, to help them solve Central Executive Com- (Mr Lim's) motives "be- the interests of the people. the nation and the people. matters. mittee for disciplinary ac- Mr Chan said he would hind the oppression and "They are all pretend- Mr Chan challenged the "And I was just doing tion, but nothing was done apply to register the new expulsion af certain DAP ing to fight for the people's party leaders to prove how what I had promised. For about it. party next week, and it leaders who have the inte- interests in matters of edu- he had gone wrong and this I am expelled for a "If the party really had will be "multi-racial and rests of the nation at heart cation and social economy, committed a breach of breach of party discipline. wanted to settle things in- based on the interests of and who are brave enough but why don't they send party discipline I had also tried to meet Mr ternally, the present crisis the people and country and to fight against his dictato- their children to the local "They accuse me of Lim over this matter but would not have come on the Rukunegara". rial leadership." schools and why should associating with the Gang be had refused to meet me. about." He said he was not sur- He hit out at Mr Lim for prised with the Central always acting on his own Working Committee's deci- without consultation of the sion to expel him from the Central Executive Com- party for "gross breach of mittee", as in the choice of MORE BLOOD-LETTING TO FOLLOW, SAYS EX-LEADER PENANG, Mon. — More However, still some Central members' views," he said. Mr Goh said certain blood-letting is expected in Executive Council mem- "This is really a sad CEC members also the wake of the sacking of bers who were with Mr day for the DAP." launched a "vicious and DAP strongman Chan Chan. Mr Goh said Mr Chan personal" attack on Mr Teck Chan, expelled DAP He would not name bad been accused at a CEC Chan at the Dec. 4 leader Goh Lim Eam said them. meeting or Dec. 4 of not meeting. today. "But I believe they will helping out at the Peng- Mr Chan submitted his Mr Goh, who said the come forward let us wait kalan Kota by-election, resignation the next day sacking of Mr Chan today and see," he said. which the DAP's Teoh Teik and challenged his accu- came as no surprise, Mr Goh said everyone Huat lost to Barisan Nasio- sers to prove their allega- added: "What do you deplored the way Mr Lim nal's Lim Kean Siew. tions. expect of a dictator like Kit Siang had been leading "But in fact, Mr Chan "But," Mr Goh said, (party secretary-general) the party lately, and no was not even consulted on "Kit Siang then suffered Bahan asal darl Arkib Lim Kit Siang? one could stay silent far the selection of the DAP some pangs of conscience Mr Chan's days in the long. candidates passed over for and rushed to to Neaara Malavsia DAP were numbered when He saw more upheaval Mr Teoh. meet Mr Chan and got him he refused to be another ahead. "No CEC meeting was to withdraw his resigna- yes-man of Kit Siang. This He said Mr Chan, wbo held to decide the selection tion. is another clear indication WaS the MP for Kota Mela- of Mr Teoh and this is "Mr Chan, however, has that Kit Siang would brook ka and Malacca State definitely a contravention continued to stick to his no dissent from anyone. He, Assemblyman for Tran- of the party's constitu- principles and for this, he is surrounded by yes-men querah, had strong grass- tion." has been axed." like P. Patto (DAP national root support in Malacca organising secretary), and Johore. Peter Dasim and Karpal "Mr Chan's supporters Singh (both CEC mem- will resign an masse. Kit bers)." Siang has wrecked the Mr Goh said there were, party by refusing to heed CHEN: WE PLACED SO MUCH TRUST IN CHAN FROM PAGE ONE decided to expel Mr Chan, party to wreck the party, Mr Lim said: "A state- Mr Chan had acted the ment will be made at the way he did since his return relevant place and time." from Taiwan because he Mr Chan, a member of had been the leader of the the party's Central Execu- Penang Gang of Three.'' tive Committee had, on Dr Chen said it was "re- Dec 6 last year, resigned grettable that Mr Chan from the party "became of should join forces with the barrage of criticism" those out to destroy the against him at the party's DAP, despite the trust and committee meeting the pre- responsibilities the party vious day. had placed on him. (The CWC comprises He also called on Mr the principal officials in Chan to relinquish both his the CEC.) Parliamentary and State But on Dec. 7, Mr Chan Assembly seats since "Mr withdrew his resignation Chan had many a time from the party after meet- said he would do so with- ing Mr Lim in Malacca. out hesitation if asked to On the same day, Mr do so". Lim issued a directive that Mr Chan is the MP far all party members and Kota Melaka and the State leaders were not to talk to Assemblyman for the the Press on party mat- Tranquerah seat in Malac- ters. A disciplinary com- ca. mittee to act an party dis- Asked why the party siders was formed on Dec waited so long before they 6.