Kedah-Penang border: NGO plans to have dialogue with Sanusi

 

Tan Sri Mohd Yussof Latiff said it hoped that the dialogue would shed some lights on historical facts and truth following Sanusi’s statement that Penang was under the ownership of Kedah. - NSTP file pic

GEORGE TOWN: Pertubuhan Amanah Warisan Melayu Pulau Pinang (Pewaris) plans to invite Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor to a dialogue on claims that Penang belongs to Kedah.

Its president Tan Sri Mohd Yussof Latiff said it hoped that the dialogue would shed some lights on historical facts and truth following Sanusi's statement that Penang was under the ownership of Kedah.

"If it is permitted, we propose that a dialogue session be held between Pewaris and Sanusi on a suitable date to be determined by both parties.

"I hope he will respond to this matter (dialogue session) because we do not want the Kedah Menteri Besar's statement to be a cheap gimmick ahead of the upcoming state polls," he said in a statement today.

Earlier Muhammad Sanusi reportedly said that Kedah and Penang did not have a border because Penang still belongs to Kedah, claiming further that Kedah only shares a border with Perak and Perlis.

Mohd Yussof said a border between Kedah and Penang exists as defined in Act 325 of the Federal Constitution.

The Kedah Menteri Besar's statement showed that he either had not done enough research on the matter or he was fishing for votes in the upcoming state polls, he said.– BERNAMA