Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng last night cautioned that Pakatan Rakyat has to remain humble and continue to deliver as even he is not absolutely certain of retaining the state.
“There is no certainty in politics. I'm not 100 percent sure that we will win Penang again. I would like to think so, but I think we should err on the side of caution.
“Even though many people have said it is likely we will win in Penang, we have to put in a lot of work, put our heads down and not get carried away, make sure we deliver what the people expect,” he said.
Lim was speaking at a Selangor DAP fundraising dinner in Petaling Jaya last night, which was attended by top DAP leaders from the state and over a thousand other supporters.
Also present to lend support was PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu (left in photo), who is popularly known as Mat Sabu, and Selangor state exco members Teresa Kok and Ronnie Liu.
In making his case for donations, Lim stressed that such fundraising dinners were necessary as Pakatan does not use state funds for party purposes.
“Even though we are in the government (in Selangor and Penang) We have to ask help from you (for money) because we don't steal from the government.
“If you go to MCA dinners, they don't ask money from you, they pay you to come instead,” he quipped.
Audience curious about Pakatan's federal plans
Lim, who cut short his speech to allow a question-and-answer session, responded to several questions from members of the audience who were curious about Pakatan's policies should it capture federal power.
Touting the Buku Jingga without going into details, Lim also trumpeted the achievements of Penang as an example of good governance.
However, he lamented that it was important for fundamental changes to take place in order to arrest the country's brain drain, for even Penang was facing difficulties in retaining talent.
“It's not that we are doing anything wrong, but our neighbours are very agressive in hunting for talent,” he said.
However, the chief minister said the fact that the federal government's failed to reward talent aggravated the problem.
Earlier, the crowd was treated to a speech by Mat Sabu, who cheekily took potshots at the BN for its racial rhetorics.
“Umno says, look, Penang now has a Chinese chief minister, Lim Guan Eng. They speak as if (former Penang chief minister) Koh Tsu Koon was a Malay. Not only the Malays don't want him (Koh), even the Chinese don't want him,” he quipped.
The dinner is part of DAP's efforts to fill up its war chest as the party gears up for the coming general election, which is expected to be called sometime next year.
“There is no certainty in politics. I'm not 100 percent sure that we will win Penang again. I would like to think so, but I think we should err on the side of caution.
“Even though many people have said it is likely we will win in Penang, we have to put in a lot of work, put our heads down and not get carried away, make sure we deliver what the people expect,” he said.
Lim was speaking at a Selangor DAP fundraising dinner in Petaling Jaya last night, which was attended by top DAP leaders from the state and over a thousand other supporters.
Also present to lend support was PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu (left in photo), who is popularly known as Mat Sabu, and Selangor state exco members Teresa Kok and Ronnie Liu.
In making his case for donations, Lim stressed that such fundraising dinners were necessary as Pakatan does not use state funds for party purposes.
“Even though we are in the government (in Selangor and Penang) We have to ask help from you (for money) because we don't steal from the government.
“If you go to MCA dinners, they don't ask money from you, they pay you to come instead,” he quipped.
Audience curious about Pakatan's federal plans
Lim, who cut short his speech to allow a question-and-answer session, responded to several questions from members of the audience who were curious about Pakatan's policies should it capture federal power.
Touting the Buku Jingga without going into details, Lim also trumpeted the achievements of Penang as an example of good governance.
However, he lamented that it was important for fundamental changes to take place in order to arrest the country's brain drain, for even Penang was facing difficulties in retaining talent.
“It's not that we are doing anything wrong, but our neighbours are very agressive in hunting for talent,” he said.
However, the chief minister said the fact that the federal government's failed to reward talent aggravated the problem.
Earlier, the crowd was treated to a speech by Mat Sabu, who cheekily took potshots at the BN for its racial rhetorics.
“Umno says, look, Penang now has a Chinese chief minister, Lim Guan Eng. They speak as if (former Penang chief minister) Koh Tsu Koon was a Malay. Not only the Malays don't want him (Koh), even the Chinese don't want him,” he quipped.
The dinner is part of DAP's efforts to fill up its war chest as the party gears up for the coming general election, which is expected to be called sometime next year.
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