Khusrin (left) meets with Khalid at the mentri besar’s office yesterday, February 7, 2011. — Picture courtesy of the Selangor MB’s press secretariat
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi claimed today that his approach in not commenting about the controversy surrounding his appointment while carrying out his duties as state secretary had slowly repaired ties with Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim.
“Let me be silent, I am only carrying out my duties and I hope you understand... I do not want to comment on anything, if you want any response please get the mentri besar,” Khusrin told The Malaysian Insider today.
The Selangor government has implicitly accepted Khusrin’s appointment as the new state secretary, with Khalid having assigned Khusrin specific tasks to carry out yesterday.
Khalid met Khusrin at his office at 5pm yesterday to discuss the latter’s duties, which included management of state land and properties.
As state secretary, Khusrin is required to prepare reports and inform Selangor of the latest developments concerning the state’s properties, and identify those which were abandoned and problematic.
Khusrin said today he was hopeful that his first meeting with the Selangor MB would bring about a positive change in him being able to carry out his duties as state secretary.
“Insya-Allah, I hope to be able to perform my duties better after this,” Khusrin said.
He refused to comment on the oath of secrecy ceremony that he has yet to take.
Khalid himself has not officially stated whether Khusrin has been accepted as Selangor state secretary.
The former Selangor Religious Department (Jais) director assumed the state secretary’s post on January 1 and later swore an oath of loyalty in front of the Sultan of Selangor, but has yet to take his oath of secrecy before the mentri besar, a constitutional requirement before he is able to attend state executive council meetings.
Khusrin’s appointment was announced by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan on December 27 last year.
The appointment was, however, opposed by the state government as Khalid claimed that his administration was not consulted.
The state government later attempted to amend the state constitution to enable it to appoint its top three civil servants without federal interference.
It, however, failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds majority in the state assembly to amend the constitution in an emergency sitting on January 24.
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