United for the Rights of Malaysians Party (Urimai) chairperson P Ramasamy claimed that an anti-Chow Kon Yeow faction within Penang DAP may make it difficult for the latter to retain his position as chief minister.
This is despite DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke assuring that the chief minister would remain in office until his term ends in 2027.
"Despite Loke’s assurance, things might not be that easy for Chow.
“If the anti-Chow faction comes to power after the state polls, things might be difficult for Chow to safeguard his chief minister’s position.
“Chow should not forget that those who are opposed to him want him to be removed as chief minister of Penang," Ramasamy (above) said in a statement today.
Chow announced earlier today that he would not contest in the upcoming Penang DAP party election after 25 years at the helm.
Loke then assured that any leadership changes in Penang DAP would not affect Chow’s term as chief minister.
Chow should contest
The outgoing Penang DAP chief had previously expressed doubts about whether or not he would be able to win a spot in the state party’s central committee in the upcoming election.
Ramasamy, however, argued that Chow should have contested either way to stave off the latter’s rivals.
“Chow, of all people, should know that winning and losing are part and parcel of being in a political party.
“The prospect of losing should not have prevented him from not contesting in the state elections,” he said.
Ramasamy was the Penang deputy chief minister II before he quit DAP last year after he and his supporters were not fielded as candidates for the Penang state election.
The former deputy chief minister, in his parting shots, took aim at an “emperor” whom they accused of sidelining those aligned with Chow, who’s been at odds with his predecessor Lim Guan Eng.
Last October, Chow claimed there were efforts to topple him, a claim that Lim dismissed as unfounded. - Mkini
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