By Syed Jaymal Zahiid
PETALING JAYA, Feb 23 —Errant Nibong Tebal MP Tan Tee Beng apologised to his party today for his recent outburst against a senior PKR leader but remained silent about his attacks against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
The Penang-based lawmaker said he will let the party leadership resolve the issue between him and Lim and refused to comment further when pressed.
Tan said he sincerely apologised to PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali for attacking him openly through the media.
“I hope we can now move forward as a family,” he told a press conference after attending his hearing at the party headquarters here.
He said that his apology to Syed Husin should be considered as an apology to the party and hoped that his diplomatic act will be taken into consideration when the party’s disciplinary board decide on his fate.
Tan had questioned Syed Husin’s position in the party when the PKR deputy president defended the Penang CM against the former’s accusation that Lim had been treating PKR leaders in the state poorly.
He had also backed the accusations made by former Penang PKR chief Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohamed Hashim that Lim was a “chauvinist” and a “dictator”.
The accusation was made amid dissatisfaction over the Penang government’s refusal to provide constituency funds to Penang PKR MPs.
He was subsequently referred to the disciplinary board along with Zahrain but the latter resigned to become independent, citing a loss of confidence in the leadership of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Lim as the Penang chief minister.
The Nibong Tebal MP maintained today that he would not be leaving the party saying he is “still very much a PKR member.”
Commenting on his hearing today, Tan said he was satisfied with the process.
“I am very satisfied with the hearing. I answered all the questions they asked me and I explained my position and why I did what I did,” he said, adding that the board had asked him to explain the reasons behind his outburst.
The first-term lawmaker said he was convinced of the board’s sincerity to resolve the issue and expressed confidence that it will be fair when deciding on his fate which he assumed will be decided in one to two weeks time.
“So I plead to the media to give me space and let the issue be resolved.I’m tired already lah,” he said jokingly.
Tan was jovial and in good spirits throughout the press conference.
Also present at the press conference were Kapar MP M Manickavasagam, PKR Wanita chief and Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin and Kelana Jaya MP Loh Gwo Burne, all of whom expressed support for Tan.
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