The Penang Chief Minister is told to get his head out of the sand and explain the Karpal-Ramasamy feud to the people of the state
PETALING JAYA: MCA today challenged Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng to break his silence over DAP chairman Karpal Singh’s call for the resignation of P Ramasamy, one of Lim’s two deputies.
“In any incident involving the state government, Lim has the responsibility to give an explanation to the people of Penang as their chief minister,” said a media statement issued by Tan Cheng Liang, who heads Penang MCA’s women’s wing.
“He must provide a clarification over the incident and explain the circumstances surrounding it.”
She alleged that Lim had the “ostrich mentality of hiding its head whenever a problem arises”.
Karpal had called for Ramasamy’s resignation after the publication of a report in the Star in which the deputy chief minister was alleged to have spoken of corrupt practices in Penang DAP and of a grand plan to oust him.
Karpal said on Saturday Ramasamy’s position as Deputy Chief Minister II was no longer tenable.
Ramasamy has since distanced himself from the Star report and sent the MCA-owned paper a legal notice demanding an apology.
Tan said Lim’s silence indicated that there was something wrong with his administration, but she also criticised Karpal, saying his call for Ramasamy’s resignation was irrational.
“Why is it that Karpal, who has nothing to do with the Penang state government, can determine that Ramasamy should resign from his position?” she said.
“Karpal’s interference in the operation of the state administration is irrational and cannot be accepted and it also proves that the state government cannot make decisions independently as the decision makers are outside of the state’s control.”
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