Between TALKING COCK and WALKING THE TALK

Lim Kit Siang's son and DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng has once again declared that the Karpal - Ramasamy spat is over. 


Guan Eng, who is also Penang Chief Minister, not only made the announcement (reportedly via his blog) but also took the opportunity to bad mouth the mainstream media again. 


Kit Siang's son is clearly showing signs of desperation... 

Karpal-Rama spat over, declares Guan Eng

Athi Shankar

 | March 21, 2012

GEORGETOWN: DAP top brass has agreed to ceasefire on the highly publicised spat between party supremo Karpal Singh and embattled deputy secretary-general P Ramasamy.

DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said that this was agreed to at a meeting among his father Lim Kit Siang, advisor and former national chairman Dr Chen Man Hin and Karpal.

“We agreed that the latest (Karpal vs Ramasamy) episode highlighted by the BN-controlled media has ended,” Lim, the Penang Chief Minister, declared in his blog posting here today. - FMT

For the record, Guan Eng's latest 'declaration' comes after repeated failed attempts to gag DAP leaders from discussing the on-going power struggle in the party. 


Guan Eng may want to spell the spat differently and blame rival political parties for his problems in Penang but in reality even party stalwart Karpal couldn't deny an ongoing power struggle in the party.


Guan Eng's latest declaration which attempts to once again blame 'BN controlled media" is nothing but simply STUPID.


Last December they blamed Indian daily Makkal Osai for reporting what has now been proven to be true. 


If TRUTH is hurting him, Guan Eng should consider toe-ing the party lines first before attempting to discipline other party members/leaders. 


Maybe its time for the secretary general to come clean and make an open statement that he is not a party to any clandestine move to sideline senior party leaders in Penang.


Guan Eng should categorically deny talks within Penang DAP that there are forces within DAP working hard to 'neutralise' popular grassroots leaders in DAP.


The talk has it that - 'any Penang DAP leader seen as a possible threat to Guan Eng's stature/position as Chief Minister must be neutralised at all cost'.


For a start, Guan Eng and his father should stop issuing gag orders to bar open discussions on issues pertaining the future of DAP in Penang or rather Penang in DAP. 


Recent suggestions by members of the civil society, in particular some prominent NGO leaders in Penang on the need for Penang to be led by a Penangite should be opened for debate.

DAP members and leaders should not be victimised for suggesting that Penang DAP chief Chow Kon Yeow (pic) was more than qualified to replace Guan Eng as chief minister should Pakatan Rakyat maintain control of the state.


DAP and its leaders have no choice but to embrace democracy, transparency and freedom of speech. 


Just walk the talk lah!




p/s Lim Guan Eng, if you happen to read this just remember that more and more DAP leaders and members are sending anonymous emails about your party's internal affairs to the media/bloggers because they think the party is run by a DICTATOR. Are you the dictator? 


- APANAMA