Taking a swipe at the opposition party, traditional rival MCA says the gag order over the Ramasamy-Karpal spat is unfair.
PETALING JAYA: MCA has criticised the gag order imposed by DAP on the spat between its national chairman Karpal Singh and Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy.
Silencing the disgruntled voices, argued the Barisan Nasional component party, was contrary to DAP’s aspiration for greater transparency.
In a statement today, MCA national organising secretary Tee Siew Kiong said the gag-order was imposed despite Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s “CAT” (Competency, Accountability and Transparency) policy,
This, he said, was “unfair” to the public as it “deprives” them of their right to information.
“Every time a dispute erupts within Pakatan Rakyat parties, Pakatan leaders will instruct all forms of gag orders to block any form of information from reaching the public.
“The on-going spat between Ramasamy and Karpal is not only about factional fighting, but possibly involves public funds, suspected graft and may even be a criminal offence,” he added.
The MCA leader also accused DAP of attempting to cover up its shortcomings and deceive the voters.
“If Pakatan really upholds openness and transparency and since this issue allegedly involves public interests and cronyism, DAP’s top leaders should reveal the truth.
“They should not use their influence within the party to hoodwink and deceive the public in an attempt to cover up their own internal splits,” he added.
‘Downfall being plotted’
The spat, which erupted earlier this month, took a fresh twist last week when Ramasamy was quoted by the Star as saying that his critics were trying to plot his downfall.
Referring to the party’s grassroots leaders and hinting at possible corrupt practices, he said: “I think you would be astounded if I relate to you some of their demands.”
Following this, Karpal lambasted Ramasamy and asked him to quit his post as the former claimed that Ramasamy defied the decision of the three-man committee set up by DAP to resolve the differences between the duo.
Ramasamy had since denied making the statements, but the Star said that it would stick to its report.
The initial spat concerned a report which appeared in the Tamil newspaper Makkal Osai, which quoted Ramasamy as naming several candidates for the upcoming elections.
This led Karpal to criticise Ramasamy as a political warlord while the latter branded the party veteran as a godfather.
However, Makkal Osai later admitted that it had misquoted Ramasamy and apologised for the error.
PETALING JAYA: MCA has criticised the gag order imposed by DAP on the spat between its national chairman Karpal Singh and Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy.Silencing the disgruntled voices, argued the Barisan Nasional component party, was contrary to DAP’s aspiration for greater transparency.
In a statement today, MCA national organising secretary Tee Siew Kiong said the gag-order was imposed despite Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s “CAT” (Competency, Accountability and Transparency) policy,
This, he said, was “unfair” to the public as it “deprives” them of their right to information.
“Every time a dispute erupts within Pakatan Rakyat parties, Pakatan leaders will instruct all forms of gag orders to block any form of information from reaching the public.
“The on-going spat between Ramasamy and Karpal is not only about factional fighting, but possibly involves public funds, suspected graft and may even be a criminal offence,” he added.
The MCA leader also accused DAP of attempting to cover up its shortcomings and deceive the voters.
“If Pakatan really upholds openness and transparency and since this issue allegedly involves public interests and cronyism, DAP’s top leaders should reveal the truth.
“They should not use their influence within the party to hoodwink and deceive the public in an attempt to cover up their own internal splits,” he added.
‘Downfall being plotted’
The spat, which erupted earlier this month, took a fresh twist last week when Ramasamy was quoted by the Star as saying that his critics were trying to plot his downfall.
Referring to the party’s grassroots leaders and hinting at possible corrupt practices, he said: “I think you would be astounded if I relate to you some of their demands.”
Following this, Karpal lambasted Ramasamy and asked him to quit his post as the former claimed that Ramasamy defied the decision of the three-man committee set up by DAP to resolve the differences between the duo.
Ramasamy had since denied making the statements, but the Star said that it would stick to its report.
The initial spat concerned a report which appeared in the Tamil newspaper Makkal Osai, which quoted Ramasamy as naming several candidates for the upcoming elections.
This led Karpal to criticise Ramasamy as a political warlord while the latter branded the party veteran as a godfather.
However, Makkal Osai later admitted that it had misquoted Ramasamy and apologised for the error.
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