The party's disciplinary committee also shows no signs of taking action against Manoharan as yet.
PETALING JAYA: DAP has appeared to distance itself from a controversial statement by Kota Alam Shah assemblyman, M Manoharan, on the national flag by emphasising that it didn’t represent the party.
Last Thursday Manoharan wrote on his Facebook that the Jalur Gemilang should be modified as its current design resembled Barisan Nasional’s flag and didn’t reflect Malaysia.
In the wake of the uproar that followed, he apologised, removed the posting and clarified that the opinion was his alone and had nothing to do with Pakatan Rakyat.
But the criticism hasn’t abated with MCA Youth yesterday slamming DAP for its silence and challenging the party to take disciplinary action against Manoharan.
This morning’s Twitter feed was also peppered with BN MPs and supporters commenting on DAP’s “deafening silence” and questioning whether the party actually supported his statement.
“I absolutely disagree with him and my party feels the same way,” DAP Disciplinary Committee (DC) chairman, Tan Kok Wai, told FMT today. “DAP has always been a patriotic party and in that regard it is second to none.”
He however stopped short of saying whether any action would be taken against Manoharan and instead pointed out that Manoharan had already realised his mistake and had made an effort to rectify it.
When pressed on how seriously this issue was being viewed within the party, Tan said that the DC would be holding its routine meeting this Friday and the issue would be discussed.
“Several Selangor leaders have voiced their opinions on the matter but the DC hasn’t received any formal complaints so far,” he added. “It also isn’t true that the party has been silent over the issue as the media has run many reactions from our leaders.”
At this stage it is likely that Manoharan will only receive a warning which will aggravate certain quarters who are demanding a harsher punishment.
Tan also expressed confidence that Manoharan’s statement would not have any bearing on the party’s image as DAP has already secured its position among the people as a patriotic party.
“It isn’t possible for his statement to do any damage to the party image,” he said. “People already know DAP’s stand and the party has never insulted the Jalur Gemilang.”
PETALING JAYA: DAP has appeared to distance itself from a controversial statement by Kota Alam Shah assemblyman, M Manoharan, on the national flag by emphasising that it didn’t represent the party.Last Thursday Manoharan wrote on his Facebook that the Jalur Gemilang should be modified as its current design resembled Barisan Nasional’s flag and didn’t reflect Malaysia.
In the wake of the uproar that followed, he apologised, removed the posting and clarified that the opinion was his alone and had nothing to do with Pakatan Rakyat.
But the criticism hasn’t abated with MCA Youth yesterday slamming DAP for its silence and challenging the party to take disciplinary action against Manoharan.
This morning’s Twitter feed was also peppered with BN MPs and supporters commenting on DAP’s “deafening silence” and questioning whether the party actually supported his statement.
“I absolutely disagree with him and my party feels the same way,” DAP Disciplinary Committee (DC) chairman, Tan Kok Wai, told FMT today. “DAP has always been a patriotic party and in that regard it is second to none.”
He however stopped short of saying whether any action would be taken against Manoharan and instead pointed out that Manoharan had already realised his mistake and had made an effort to rectify it.
When pressed on how seriously this issue was being viewed within the party, Tan said that the DC would be holding its routine meeting this Friday and the issue would be discussed.
“Several Selangor leaders have voiced their opinions on the matter but the DC hasn’t received any formal complaints so far,” he added. “It also isn’t true that the party has been silent over the issue as the media has run many reactions from our leaders.”
At this stage it is likely that Manoharan will only receive a warning which will aggravate certain quarters who are demanding a harsher punishment.
Tan also expressed confidence that Manoharan’s statement would not have any bearing on the party’s image as DAP has already secured its position among the people as a patriotic party.
“It isn’t possible for his statement to do any damage to the party image,” he said. “People already know DAP’s stand and the party has never insulted the Jalur Gemilang.”
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