DAPSY Malaysia

All Penang PR Wakil Rakyats are willing to be sued by Nibong Tebal MP Tan Tee Beng for defending and upholding CAT principles. The real reason that Tan Tee Beng left PKR was his unhappiness in not being appointed for positions in PBA, and his various demands that were not CAT-compliant.

So far, Tan Tee Beng has failed to apologise to PR and Nibong Tebal voters for failing to support Penang PR Government’s CAT principles of Competency, Accountability & Transparency and instead threatened to sue Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, Deputy Chief Minister II Prof Dr. P. Ramasamy & Jelutong MP Jeff Ooi.

Penang Chief Minister had explained that Tan Tee Beng was unhappy with Lim when Lim had refused Tan’s request to intervene in a shop house in Chow Thye Road. Tan had told Lim that his uncle was interested in renting the shop house but Lim had insisted that CAT principles be followed.

Until now, Tan had dared not deny his involvement in helping his uncle obtain the shop house belonging to PDC in Chow Thye Road. Tan had only challenged that reports be made against him with the MACC.

Why should a report be made when Penang CM had ensured that there is no wrongdoing by insisting a full compliance with CAT principles in renting the shop house? It is ridiculous for Tan to ask for a report to be lodged against the MACC when Tan knows that the Penang CM had taken steps to ensure that there is no wrongdoing.

It is because of such behavior that is not compliant with CAT principles that Tan Tee Beng was not appointed to any positions in the state government. Tan should realize that being in government is not about jockeying for positions but principles, not about private interests but about public interests.

For that reason, his departure is no loss to PR but reaffirmation of Penang PR to CAT principles.

R.S.N. Rayer