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Friday 24 January 2014

Umno board to decide on Kamalanathan assault incident

The Umno member who punched Deputy Education Minister II P Kamalanthan has replied to the show-cause letter and it is up to the disciplinary board take action.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno disciplinary board will soon take action on the party member who assaulted Deputy Education Minister II P Kamalanathan during an event in Bukit Beruntung on Jan 12.

Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said Hulu Selangor division youth assistant secretary Muhammad Rizuan Suhaimi had replied to the show-cause letter issued to him a week ago.

“I have forwarded his reply to the disciplinary board. It is up to the disciplinary board to take action.

“I asked him to reply to the show-cause letter within 14 days,” he said in a press statement today.

In the Jan 12 incident in Bukit Beruntung, Kamalanathan was punched after the deputy minister ignored Muhammad Rizuan’s request to transfer his relative to Selangor.

Tengku Adnan also said 10 show-cause letters would be sent to Pahang Umno Youth leaders who held a press conference to express their disappointment with Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Pahang Youth leaders were dissatisifed with Khairy’s appointment of Pekan Division Youth chief Shahruddin Ahmad as the state Youth chief.

Tengku Adnan said it was unbecoming of the youth leaders to behave in such a manner.

“They should have discussed with Khairy first, instead of speaking out at a press conference.

“Khairy had the right to appoint Shahruddin as the state Youth chief,” said Tengku Adnan.

He said he had also spoken to Kedah Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir for coming out with statements regarding the party.

“Instead of coming out with statements, Mukhriz should voice it out to us or even meet the Prime Minister or his deputy to discuss any issues,” he added.

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