Headline DONT QUESTION MY LOYALTY MediaTitle New Straits Times Date 14 Feb 2017 Language English Circulation 74,711 Readership 240,000 Section Local News Color Full Color Page No 8 ArticleSize 347 cm² AdValue RM 11,961 PR Value RM 35,884

MULTIPLE RESIGNATIONS 'DON'T QUESTION MY LOYALTY' Kota Melaka MP hits out at DAP sec­gen over 'disloyalty' claim He said he always spoke his mind Sani said it was an open secret that certain DAP leaders were not on ­■—O not question my loy­ when he felt DAP had strayed from good terms with Guan Eng; with I ^alty just because I its original struggle, and had been some alleging him to be an "auto­ I m chose to leave the par­ sidelined for being vocal. cratic leader". JS ty. Otherwise, I "We have been fighting against cor­ "Malacca DAP will be affected as wouldn't have stayed for such a long ruption, power abuse and wastage of the four were senior leaders in the time." public funds. But now, they (the DAP state, but not to the extent of (the This was Kota Melaka member of leadership) are cooperating (with resignations) leading to a major ex parliament 's stern re­ corrupt leaders). odus from DAP." sponse to his former boss, DAP sec­ "I have nothing against Guan Eng In IPOH, state retary­general Lim Guan­Eng, who and 1 will support anyone if they do chairman Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd accused him of "disloyalty" for leav­ the right thing, including him. 1 have ing the party. clearly stated that 1 do not want to be Kadir yesterday said DAP members Sim, along with three assembly­ in a party that veers away from its in other states could be affected by men — Lim Jak Wong (Bachang), original struggle." . the four members' resignation. Chin Choon Seong (Kesidang) and Sim chided Guan Eng for claiming "1 know what is happening in Per­ (Duyong) — resigned that DAP had been "cheated" by him. ak, but I won't divulge more than from the party on Sunday. "He is referred to as a tokong and that. I'm not trying to meddle in their Sim's decision to quit was due to wise leader, so how can he say he just problems, but we are not naive as to the party's political trajectory, which realised that he had been cheated by what is going on. he "does not want to be jointly held me? It would make sense if I had just "This (internal problems) is not responsible for". joined the party for a week and an­ happening only in Malacca, but other He said the move was not a protest nounced my resignation." states as well," said the menteri besar against his year­long suspension by He said he would not join other after an interview on the Selamat the DAP disciplinary committee or Pagi Perak programme at RTM. parties because of conflicting strug­ his defeat in state patty polls in De­ In KOTA BARU, Pas secretary­gen­ cember 2015, adding that the party's gles. eral Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan said struggle was never about "working "1 joined DAP because of its orig: he believed that DAP's sudden tie­up with corrupt individuals". inal struggle, and I will not join other with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had parties although I respect their "I quit not for personal reasons, led to the resignations. but because I was disappointed. At struggles. In the meantime, I will con­ "I believe it was the last straw that tinue to serve my constituents until the rate where the party is going, I broke the camel's back. They could the end of my term." can no longer tolerate its direction," not bear to see the party forming an In ALOR STAR, Universiti Utara he said at his office in Kota Lak­ alliance with those who had been political analyst Associate against the party." samana here yesterday. Professor Dr Mohd Azizuddin Mohd

(From left) Bachang assemblyman Lim Jak Wong, Kotii Melaka member of parliament Sim Tong Him, Duyong assemblyman Goh Leong San and Kesidang assemblyman Chin Choon Seong showing their resignation letters in Malacca on Sunday. PIC BY MUHAMMAD ZUHAIRI ZUBER