The Star
BY CHAN LI LEEN
The state DAP in its response claimed that Lim had informed the party that Zahrain was actually “politically frustrated” as his recommendation for a RM2 company to be awarded a contract had been rejected by the state government.
“If he wants to burn bridges with the Penang Government, that is his choice. Let us wait and see if other Penang leaders will support him,” Lim told reporters after opening a national workshop for DAP local councillors here on Sunday.
The PKR supreme council in its meeting on Sunday morning had decided to haul Zahrain before the party’s disciplinary committee.
Party adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the party condemned Zahrain’s views on Lim and that his statement was uncalled for.
Lim said since the media furore over the issue started, he had not been in communication with Zahrain, adding that it had not affected the running of the state government.
“It is business as usual in Penang. After all he (Zahrain) is not an assemblyman.
“Of course, the media will try to create a sense of crisis and that is what Barisan Nasional wants to achieve,” he said, admitting that he was surprised by Zahrain’s attack.
“This just came out of the blue and I feel we have addressed the real reasons behind it,” he said.
Responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s statement that the open verbal spat involving Pakatan leaders was a sign that there was a serious split within the fragile coalition, Lim said he had expected Barisan to try to turn the matter into a full-blown crisis.
“But one swallow does not make a summer,” he said, adding that it was unusual for the Prime Minister to express his views on such a matter.
To prove his confidence in his colleagues in the state government, Lim said he would leave on Monday for a short trade mission as planned.
BY CHAN LI LEEN
IPOH: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has finally broken his silence over former PKR state chief Datuk Seri Zahrain Hashim’s open criticism of him, saying the Bayan Baru MP could burn bridges with the Penang Government if he chose to.
Lim, however, said he would be interested to see who among the Penang leaders would come out in support of Zahrain.
Zahrain last week had urged Lim to step down, calling him a dictator, a chauvinist and communist-minded leader who was unfit to lead the state.
Lim, however, said he would be interested to see who among the Penang leaders would come out in support of Zahrain.
Zahrain last week had urged Lim to step down, calling him a dictator, a chauvinist and communist-minded leader who was unfit to lead the state.
The state DAP in its response claimed that Lim had informed the party that Zahrain was actually “politically frustrated” as his recommendation for a RM2 company to be awarded a contract had been rejected by the state government.
“If he wants to burn bridges with the Penang Government, that is his choice. Let us wait and see if other Penang leaders will support him,” Lim told reporters after opening a national workshop for DAP local councillors here on Sunday.
The PKR supreme council in its meeting on Sunday morning had decided to haul Zahrain before the party’s disciplinary committee.
Party adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the party condemned Zahrain’s views on Lim and that his statement was uncalled for.
Lim said since the media furore over the issue started, he had not been in communication with Zahrain, adding that it had not affected the running of the state government.
“It is business as usual in Penang. After all he (Zahrain) is not an assemblyman.
“Of course, the media will try to create a sense of crisis and that is what Barisan Nasional wants to achieve,” he said, admitting that he was surprised by Zahrain’s attack.
“This just came out of the blue and I feel we have addressed the real reasons behind it,” he said.
Responding to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s statement that the open verbal spat involving Pakatan leaders was a sign that there was a serious split within the fragile coalition, Lim said he had expected Barisan to try to turn the matter into a full-blown crisis.
“But one swallow does not make a summer,” he said, adding that it was unusual for the Prime Minister to express his views on such a matter.
To prove his confidence in his colleagues in the state government, Lim said he would leave on Monday for a short trade mission as planned.
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