Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy says Karpal Singh was not targeting him when he said certain DAP leaders had stepped out of line.
PETALING JAYA: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy dismissed claims that he had announced DAP candidates and seats for the general election.
“It is the prerogative of the party’s central executive committee (CEC) to decide who stands as a candidate. I never promised seats to anyone,” said Ramasamy.
He also denied DAP national chairman Karpal Singh was lashing out at him.
“I still believe that Karpal made a general statement. I will be talking to Karpal on it.
“The news report was twisted to include me,” said Ramasamy, who contacted FMT to respond to a FMT report entitled, “Karpal hits out at DAP warlords”.
The news report published yesterday had Karpal commenting on vernacular press reports about party warlords announcing candidacy and seats.
In particular, Karpal noted that the vernacular newspaper article quoted Ramasamy, a CEC member, as saying that the party had decided to field three Indian women – D Kamachi, P Kasturi, and an unknown lawyer from Penang, Mangleswari.
The article also had allegedly quoted Ramasamy as saying that parliamentarians M Kulasegaran (Ipoh Barat), Charles Santiago (Klang) and M Manogaran, and assemblyman A Sivanesan (Sungkai) were virtually certain of contesting in the coming general election.
According to the article, Ramasamy, the Penang DAP deputy chief, has also claimed that he would re-contest both his Prai state and Batu Kawan federal seats.
On the issue of the three Indian women, Ramasamy said: “I merely stated that they would be considered.”
Ramasamy, who is also DAP’s national deputy secretary-general, denied making statements regarding the four Indian representatives’ chances of re-contesting.
On allegations that he would be contesting both Prai state and the Batu Kawan parliamentary seats, he said:
“The state can nominate but it is the CEC that decides.”
He added that the vernacular press has been speculating on his candidacy for a long time now.
PETALING JAYA: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy dismissed claims that he had announced DAP candidates and seats for the general election.“It is the prerogative of the party’s central executive committee (CEC) to decide who stands as a candidate. I never promised seats to anyone,” said Ramasamy.
He also denied DAP national chairman Karpal Singh was lashing out at him.
“I still believe that Karpal made a general statement. I will be talking to Karpal on it.
“The news report was twisted to include me,” said Ramasamy, who contacted FMT to respond to a FMT report entitled, “Karpal hits out at DAP warlords”.
The news report published yesterday had Karpal commenting on vernacular press reports about party warlords announcing candidacy and seats.
In particular, Karpal noted that the vernacular newspaper article quoted Ramasamy, a CEC member, as saying that the party had decided to field three Indian women – D Kamachi, P Kasturi, and an unknown lawyer from Penang, Mangleswari.
The article also had allegedly quoted Ramasamy as saying that parliamentarians M Kulasegaran (Ipoh Barat), Charles Santiago (Klang) and M Manogaran, and assemblyman A Sivanesan (Sungkai) were virtually certain of contesting in the coming general election.
According to the article, Ramasamy, the Penang DAP deputy chief, has also claimed that he would re-contest both his Prai state and Batu Kawan federal seats.
On the issue of the three Indian women, Ramasamy said: “I merely stated that they would be considered.”
Ramasamy, who is also DAP’s national deputy secretary-general, denied making statements regarding the four Indian representatives’ chances of re-contesting.
On allegations that he would be contesting both Prai state and the Batu Kawan parliamentary seats, he said:
“The state can nominate but it is the CEC that decides.”
He added that the vernacular press has been speculating on his candidacy for a long time now.
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