KOTA BARU: Bukit Selambau assemblyman S Manikumar today once and for all ended speculation that he would defect.
Speaking to a cross-section of party leaders who were among a 1,000-strong audience at the sixth national PKR convention here, he said he was committed to the PKR struggle.
“Today in Kedah, all you read in the media is about when the state government will fall when a certain assemblyman jumps party.
“Today I wish to state that all those allegations are baseless and lies perpetuated by the Umno-Barisan Nasional.
“I will not budge, not even an inch from PKR. The struggle is already in me, so why would I want to leave the party,” he said, ending months of speculations that he would be the next PKR elected representative to quit the party to become BN-friendly independent.
Manikumar, who admitted to being wooed by "gangs" from the rival camps, hoped that his presence at the convention would allay further fears of his defection.
“I hope my presence here will end speculations of my defection. We as leaders must be professional and principled. We also need to understand the characteristics of the elected representatives.
"I am most disappointed with those who quit the party. But I believe we must now strengthen every corner of our party against political pirates in BN and move ahead with our struggle,“ he said.
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