Johor DAP chief Dr Boo Cheng Hau skipped a meeting with the party's national leaders last night, which was held specifically to discuss grouses raised by him.
Contacted today, Boo, a doctor, said he was not feeling well last night and was unable to attend the meeting. He also denied that he deliberately skipped the meeting.
"I have no idea about the meeting progress and outcome, perhaps you (reporter) should ask those who attended," he said.
According to those who attended the meeting, Boo had attended two functions in Simpang Renggam and Yong Peng before informing those at the meeting that he would be absent.
The meeting was intentionally held in Simpang Renggam late at night to accomodate Boo's schedule. Eventually, Boo sent a text message to the group, claiming that his absence was due to a throbbing headache.
The meeting was called after Boo went public on his criticisms of DAP's Malaysian Dream project and its offshoots, Impian Sarawak and Impian Sabah.
Contacted today, Boo, a doctor, said he was not feeling well last night and was unable to attend the meeting. He also denied that he deliberately skipped the meeting.
"I have no idea about the meeting progress and outcome, perhaps you (reporter) should ask those who attended," he said.According to those who attended the meeting, Boo had attended two functions in Simpang Renggam and Yong Peng before informing those at the meeting that he would be absent.
The meeting was intentionally held in Simpang Renggam late at night to accomodate Boo's schedule. Eventually, Boo sent a text message to the group, claiming that his absence was due to a throbbing headache.
The meeting was called after Boo went public on his criticisms of DAP's Malaysian Dream project and its offshoots, Impian Sarawak and Impian Sabah.
Boo explains silence
Boo claimed that the project and related fund raising efforts were not approved by the central executive committee (CEC).
He elaborated further on his grouses today, claiming that he chose not to speak up when the matter was raised during the CEC meeting on July 16 because the "legal position of the CEC was not clear at the time".
Another factor concerning his initial silence was the fact that Impian Sarawak was under the Sarawak DAP state committee's jurisdiction.
"I did not wish to interfere in their autonomy," he said in a press release.
Impian Sarawak is DAP's first real foray into rural Sarawak, where the party hopes to provide basic necessities such was clean water, electricity and education to rural folk.
The party plans to raise considerable sums of money for this project. However, Boo wanted the party to focus on the Malaysian Dream project, which was designed to focus on rural Malay and Indian voters.
Boo claimed that the project and related fund raising efforts were not approved by the central executive committee (CEC).
He elaborated further on his grouses today, claiming that he chose not to speak up when the matter was raised during the CEC meeting on July 16 because the "legal position of the CEC was not clear at the time".
Another factor concerning his initial silence was the fact that Impian Sarawak was under the Sarawak DAP state committee's jurisdiction.
"I did not wish to interfere in their autonomy," he said in a press release.
Impian Sarawak is DAP's first real foray into rural Sarawak, where the party hopes to provide basic necessities such was clean water, electricity and education to rural folk.
The party plans to raise considerable sums of money for this project. However, Boo wanted the party to focus on the Malaysian Dream project, which was designed to focus on rural Malay and Indian voters.
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