Leaders of state Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties in Batu Kawah have called on Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and MCA vicepresident Senator Gan Ping Sieu to respect Sarawak's 'political uniqueness'.
In a joint press statement, Tan Joo Phoi of SUPP, Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim of PBB, Cpt Zainuddin Tan Sri Hamdan of SPDP and Lau Ting Ping of PRS lambasted the duo for asking for the resignation of Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud as Chief Minister.
Ahmad, who acted as spokesman, said they, as members of home-grown BN parties, felt insulted and offended by the remarks recently made by Gan and Khairy.
"Let it be clear to all Malaysians, the political destiny of the people of Sarawak is determined by and belongs to all the people of Sarawak and not outsiders.
Please respect our political platform as we intend to keep it as such," he said in the statement.
He also pointed out that the people of Sarawak have decided in the justconcluded state election that Taib's leadership is still needed.
"When Pehin Sri wishes to retire, it is entirely up to him. He has the mandate from the people to govern.
"We believe Gan and Khairy should retract their statements and apologise not only to the honourable Chief Minister, but to all Sarawakians for being insensitive, ignorant and acting way out of line," he said.
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