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Wednesday, 6 October 2010

DAP's Kula: I'm sorry comrades

By FMT Staff

PETALING JAYA: Embattled DAP leader M Kulasegaran today apologised for washing the party's dirty linen in the open and said he would cease discussing party matters openly.

“DAP is like a family and comrades are just like brothers and sisters. The last thing I want to do is to hurt this family and the family members,” he said in his blog posting today from Nepal.

“To all those party leaders and members as well as party supporters who have felt disappointment or even anger over the Perak family problem becoming a public issue, I hereby tender my sincere apologies,” he said.

Kulasegaran has been holidaying in Nepal for the past three days and is expected to return later this week. He left Malaysia to cool off following an open and heated fight with Perak DAP leaders.

Perak DAP deputy chief Kulasegaran had on Oct 1 stormed out of a meeting with state DAP head Ngeh Koo Ham and state secretary Nga Kor Ming, threatening to resign from party positions.

He then tweeted "Just finished DAP leadership meeting in Ipoh. Sad day as I will announce what is lacking in Perak leadership 2molo n why I have 2 leave 4good.”

He had also planned to hold a "tell-all" press conference on Saturday but called it off at the last minute and and left for a week-long trip to Nepal.

This was after the intervention of DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, who wanted Kulasegaran to take time off to let things cool-down.

'I spoke no lie'

In his blog posting, Kula Segaran, who is also MP for Ipoh Barat, said he had been planning for the Nepal holiday with his family for the past two months.

He added that while he was enjoying his break, his thoughts were nevertheless with his “second family back home in Malaysia—the DAP”.

“I have no hidden agenda or ill intention. My conscience is clear.

“I spoke no lie and made no insinuation against anyone. I was prepared to go open and tell all--nothing but the truth.

“But since I have agreed with the party secretary-gGeneral Lim Guan Eng of the need to cease talking about internal issues openly, I shall abide by the agreement,” he added.

He also stressed that he was committed to the DAP cause despite the ongoing turmoil in the Perak DAP.

“I shall play my part to ensure that DAP shall continue to be the beacon of hope for Malaysians who have yearned so long for a better Malaysia,” he said.

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