As expected Tan joins Zahrain, Zulkifli in the queue

Wong Choon Mei

As expected, Nibong Tebal MP Tan Tee Beng has decided to quit PKR ahead of disciplinary punishment for lashing out at his party and coalition mates.

Tan, the son of Penang Gerakan leader Tan Gim Hwa, announced on Monday morning that he would leave PKR to stand as an independent lawmaker.

But few of his party colleagues doubt that he will be a BN-friendly Independent, much in the same way as DAP’s Jelapang assemblywoman Hee Yit Foong, with whom he is now frequently compared with.

“Given the out-of-control way in which he has been attacking his own party and coalition, how can we be surprised? But sometimes, you need to get rid of the pus before the wound can heal,” Penang PKR chief Dr Mansor Othman told Harakahdaily.

Guan Eng just the bogeyman

The temperamental Tan also joins PKR compatriots such as Bayan Baru MP Zahrain Mohd Hashim, Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Radzi and Changkat Jehring assemblyman Mohd Osman Jailu.

Together with Zahrain, Tan had lashed out at Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, accusing the latter of marginalizing their interests. Their Pakatan colleagues however believe that Zahrain and Tan had already knocked out a deal with Prime Minister Najib Razak to destabilize Guan Eng's administration.

Hugely popular with the majority of Penangites, Guan Eng is now being used by the racists in Umno as a bogeyman and an example of how the position of the Malays could be usurped by the Chinese and Indians if they allowed Pakatan to win at elections.

"It has all the traditional hallmarks of Umno. They are using race and religion to shatter Malaysian society for their own political benefit," PKR strategic director Tian Chua told Harakahdaily.

"But the Penang government is still standing strong and Penangites still fully behind Guan Eng and Pakatan. The people, including the Penang Malays, can see through Tan and Zahrain resigning to avoid disciplinary action. I think it will be extremely hard for either of them to retain their seats in the next election.

Next - Zulkifli, the wishful hero

Another PKR federal lawmaker, Kulim Bandar Bharu MP Zulkifli Noordin is expected to follow in the footsteps of Zahrain and Tee Beng.

Zulkifli is due to face the PKR disciplinary panel on Monday but has already announced that he will not be attending. Zulkifli was hauled up for lodging a police report against PAS MP for Shah Alam Khalid Samad over the Allah issue.

Despite a gag order, he has since lambasted the DAP as a chauvinist Chinese party, appealing to PKR and PAS to dump DAP and join forces with Umno.

“We will be least surprised if Zul is the next. He is trying to force PKR to sack him so that he can appear to be a political martyr - a hero - when he joins Umno, instead of just another turncoat," a PKR insider told Harakahdaily.

"No doubt, he will say he left because of disappointment over the Allah issue and because he realizes now that only Umno can save the Malays and Islam."

Najib pressured by Pakatan's growing success

Troubled by the rousing success of the Pakatan’s recent nationwide Lunar New Year tour including to Sabah, a key state in determining who will control the federal government at the next general election, Najib has clambered back on the Umno bandwagon of racial and religious politicking.

He has tried to steal Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s thunder by luring over defections and is said to have targeted a total of 10 federal lawmakers in order to regain a two-thirds majority at Parliament.

Such an outcome would help him railroad through gerrymandering attempts to re-draw constituencies and make it tougher for the Pakatan to win at the 13th general election, due latest by March 2013.

"I was at Pokok Sena in Kedah over the weekend and there were crowds of 20,000 to 30,000 who came out to cheer for us. It was the same in Selangor and Sabah. Obviously, this has strengthened Najib's resolve to buy over MPs and ADUNs. If Umno were to rely on free and fair elections, Pakatan would be in Putrajaya today itself," Tian said.

Syed Husin’s bombshell

On Sunday, Najib - who is also the Umno president - personally welcomed former PKR deputy chief minister of Penang Fairus Khairuddin into Umno, declaring the crossover as a victory for Umno and the Malay race.

However, the Umno president’s happiness was short-lived as PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali dropped a bombshell. Syed Husin issued a press statement revealing that Fairus left because Najib had offered a more ‘lucrative’ deal.

“Parti Keadilan Rakyat should be grateful to Allah (SWT) that Fairus Khairuddin has left the party. Since he participated in Penang Government and his departure from that until now, he has always been a liability,” Syed Husin said in the statement.

“Fairus has given racial and religious reasons for leaving Keadilan. How shameful. He, his friends and Allah know best the truth.”

The well-respected Syed Husin also revealed that it was Fairus who had been “performing below par” and he eventually quit his state posts last year due to investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for allegedly receiving bribes from several quarry firms.

“When he left, he demanded that the party cleared all debts on his two luxurious cars and pay him RM15,000 a month for as long as he determined. There was no reason to concede to these demands. Furthermore the party does not have the means to do so,” Syed Husin said.

“In pity of his wife and children, a kind person gave him a ‘job’ for which he was paid RM4000 monthly. He was dissatisfied and continuously attacked the party leadership. Now he has found an Umno leader who can pay him much, much more than this.”

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written by justice seeker, March 03, 2010 14:06:26

Tan, the son of Penang Gerakan leader Tan Gim Hwa, announced on Monday morning that he would leave PKR to stand as an independent lawmaker.

OLD HABITS DIE HARD??? BETTER DO IT FAST, CAUSE THIS WILL BE THE LAST GRAVY TRAIN
TO PASS THIS WAY EVER.

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written by lynn, March 02, 2010 12:58:57

Pakatan Rakyat Msia is very fortunate indeed. In fact, this is a good sign of these selfish individuals leaving PR now rather than after GE13. I hope more will leave, better get rid of the trash NOW - before PR forms the new federal govt in less than 3 yrs from now. But these traitors, they will lose their seats when they run again in the next GE. Wee Choo Keong, you shld fcuk off NOW - we hope you do so NOW.

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written by ctlyn, March 02, 2010 10:02:15

BN what u can do? destroy all corruption in the party and sack corruptors. this is what made BN loose credibility.

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written by alpha1, March 02, 2010 09:52:32

This moron TTB just have this traitor look and it suits his character well! His resignation leads himself to self destruction! Anyway, a blessing to PR with the flushing out of all these rubbishes, i.e. Zul & Zahrain! smilies/shocked.gif

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written by durianbesar, March 02, 2010 09:50:43

Here is a Lancheow haai... dickhead .... Tan Tee Beng.. alias ah beng... the cheeebaai...
he has more movements to hide than a Swiss Watch....
Why doesnt the MACCi fcukheads go after his ill gotten money... he is a full time gambler... taking on the system.....

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written by SamYap, March 02, 2010 07:32:39

Remember the insult that Nasir Jafaar hurled at the Chinese? That the Chinese who came to Malaya were prostitutes? Well, maybe not all, BUT there are at least two - Tan Tee Beng and Hee Yit Fong - who are merely following their prostituting ancestry.

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written by darahkumelayu, March 02, 2010 07:27:12

My Dear SEMUAOK
Pls, pls, plssssss. Please dont give him a kiss!
PLEASE EAT A LOT OF PETAI, JERING & KERDAS AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE READY PLEASE GIVE A POWER KENTUT (FART) ON HIS SMILING FACE! THAT IS WHAT HE DESERVE, not even a flying kiss!!
This must apply to all turncoats...

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written by SpeakOut, March 02, 2010 02:59:13

PR supporters, don't be disheartened. THis is what is called a cleansing process. Just like in any corporation, people who do not perform either resign or languish. It is best that they leave now or they will be playing politics from within. In that respecte at least they have done the right thing. Play fair- fight the party from outside. However it is disgusting to note that they have left because they have been enticed by UMNO either through money or the promise of non-action against their criminal offence.

We all know it is not going to be easy. We are like David against Goliath. Imagine the PDRM,JUidciary, the media and every govt machinery against PR. BUT it is time that those within their ranks, those who can see the evil and the abuse, the corruption start to speak against the injustice and in their own way begin to disrupt the abuse of government machinery for their ends. HARTAL is the word. David after all brought Goliath down in the end. Imagine if people stop paying taxes. Work slow. Stop participating in govet programmes. Take to the streets. Don't underestimate the collective power of the people. Don't just leave it to PR. We are fighting against insjustice in Malaysia. It should not be along racial, religion and poltical lines. It is acampaign to save Malaysia.

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written by Semuaok, March 02, 2010 02:14:33

Na na na na
Na na na na
Hey hey kiss him goodbye

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written by Ocassey, March 02, 2010 01:23:02

308 washed them into the PR family. Considering that it was a great tsunamic force that annihilated hundreds of thousand lives along its journey right into the eastern shores of Africa.

Now the effects from Chile's 8.8 Richter reading quake has made the Pacific Ocean to "ripple"and slammed into the peninsular causing shelled cockles,etc, including thick-skinned trojan sea-horses to land themselves on dry beaches as the waves receded ! More will soon beach and expose themselves under the bright Malaysian sun due to the disturbing tremors in their sea beds !

These thick-skinned trojan sea-horses will perish together with those shelled cockles and gamats.

Let us wait for the bigger one to rock as predicted to happen in the middle of the year . It could spell the death of UMNOBARU/BN and the eventual demise ,as predicted , of a prominent past minister .

With all the above occuring in 2010, the chances of Sabah and/or Sarawak breaking away and become individual nations are very possible .

AS the big banyan tree falls and slams to the ground, all the monkeys in it will jump away and abandon it !

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written by cheekhiaw, March 01, 2010 23:16:35

Queue those idiots and thieves wannabes...

xxx

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written by No nonsense, March 01, 2010 23:09:54

Put it this way, we the voters of PR have been betrayed by some ex-Amno and Bn unwanted. Not too late cause it is spring cleaning time for PKR. We have already known who these traitors are and it is time for exercution..DSAI please be firm and strict to throw these useless Shit out of the system. The longer they are there the more pain they will cause. Flush them out once and for all. We are still behind PR even a few traitors walk out. The sooner the better. PR will be more stronger without these shit. You will see they will not last long even they go back to Bn. Bn has no place for them except to make up the numbers and be lap-dogs for Amno all over again . Let them lead a dogs life. LONG LIVE PR.

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written by fireduck, March 01, 2010 23:03:34

Good riddance, TTB!

The only way he can get elected again the next GE will be if UMNO gives him one of their safe seats ..... but with 'pendatang' Ahmad around, he might as well forget the thought. No way is Ahmad & his goons going to give in to Gerakan again. Ya, blah, blah, blah .... stay independent etc. Bull crap!

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written by archie, March 01, 2010 21:57:13

Garbage in, Garbage out........

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written by ganbing, March 01, 2010 21:26:26

These gutter politicians epitomize all that is sad about Malaysia - politicians who change their stripes for money. Umno should be condemned for their relentless attack on PR instead of waiting for the next general election. There is nothing much PR can do if Umno wants to dangle millions in front of them and prod their behinds with a corrupted MACC. Umno has to use such dirty tactics because it has no defence against PR. They must try to destroy a 2 party system because Malaysians must be given no choice.

Nevertheless PR will soldier on. Even if PR fields political greenhorns, people will still vote for them because BN is just too evil to trust your future with. The next G.E. will hear the people ROAR!

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written by devious17, March 01, 2010 20:49:44

WHEN this country, Malaysia, goes to the dogs therakyat will curse and swear at these traitors and their generations to come for destroying this country, Malaysia, and co-horting with umno/bn. You traitors will be cursed!

The good out of this all is that the rakyat now see's your true charactors, greedy, selfish ,self centered ,shady charactors.

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written by philip25, March 01, 2010 19:57:50

How come this Tan dog was chosen to stand for PKR when is father is leader in gerakan? From the very first instance these were moles placed in PKR and DSAI fell into the trap. DSAI yr human and have made some big mistakes by choosing these turncoats. Pl in the next GE vet all these candidates well. I think you can take a lesson or two from PAS. NOne of their people leave to join UMNO. They are committed and have the fear of GOD in them. I salute you PAS guys/girls. as you are made of stearner stuff, DAP you need to take lessons from PAS as your record was blemished by the prostitute Hee, whose souls like tan will burn in HELL and will not RIP

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written by storm62, March 01, 2010 19:40:21

Let’s see if the “money” they “earned” by betraying the voters who voted them as lawmakers last longer or the bad name they earned for being a traitor lives longer?

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written by Eskay345, March 01, 2010 19:36:55

Now, if there is anybody who has "skeletons " from the ex-PKR cabinets to show to the nation especially to Penangites, this is the time.
Malaysians would love to know more about our "so-called righteous politicians" who have suddenly regained their full conscience to take on the world to be heroes in their fight for their human race.

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written by SamYap, March 01, 2010 19:33:19

I don't think I will want to deliberate on why this Tan Tee Beng left PKR and will remain as an "independent". I think its safe to assume most of us know why he left, its the RM lah! (no, not Rosmah Mansor, at least not this time) So for the rest of my comment I will curse this Tan Tee Beng, rather than reason why he left.

Tan Tee Beng has shamed our country's forefathers - the ones who won the country back from the British and the ones who died fighting the communist. He has also shamed all his own ancestors for selling out his principles.

May Tan Tee Beng die a thousand horrible deaths and be reborn as a hungry ghost - since he is so damn greedy! A thousand curses on him and his descendants.

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written by Aria, March 01, 2010 19:28:35

Pakatan made many poor choices in its candidates. Now the questions is can they hold on to 2/3 majority in parliament till the next elections? I hope and pray that they can.

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written by sahabat, March 01, 2010 19:05:38

Knowing very well that Tan Tee Beng is the son of a Gerakan leader why the hell PKR still nominated him to stand as a candidate. No wonder PKR YBs are leaving the party because they did not know the true struggle of PKR.

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written by fireduck, March 01, 2010 19:01:24

Tan Tee Beng better have received a huge expensive CNY hamper, otherwise he will look pretty stupid to quit now, when he could have quit at the same time as Zahrain and then get an all-expenses paid holiday, with visits to the famed nudie bars of Washington DC thrown in.

Now you know why Gerakan lost Penang.

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written by Better My, March 01, 2010 18:10:05

I hereby like to remind the Prime Minister of Malaysia that he is paid by rakyat to manage the nation for all the rakyat , and not engaging in continuous corrupt political seats buy-outs, in hoping to get majority seats.

The nation is burning while Pm goes seats hunting. You ought to be kicked out for wasting tax payers money.

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written by jokersland, March 01, 2010 18:07:05

Pariah Tan, how much change hand this time? Enough to pay your debt because a person of your stature didn't worth much to your new master. Anyway you can be a gigolo to the itchy bitch from Jelapang who can at least support your gambling habit. By the way, I'm from your constituency and if i see you in N.T, definately I will spit in front of you.

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written by NSTPravda, March 01, 2010 17:37:18

Three little pigs went to market to sell their souls... but will get roasted soon!
Al-UMNOdollarlah!
Dollar akbar!

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written by Nasikerabu, March 01, 2010 17:34:43

This UMNO leader is none other than our very own PM $Najib$ use money to buy supports low class !!!

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written by eloofk, March 01, 2010 16:42:55

All voters must remember their names when the next GE comes around. Never to vote for them as it clearly shows that they join politics not to serve their constituents but to expect that their own interests be served. LGE has shown that even MP from his own party will not get favours from him.

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written by capricorn, March 01, 2010 16:42:11

Let this be a wake up call to PKR and DSAI. The people who voted for PKR have been played out by these scumbags in the form of frogs. However I for one am prepared to give PKR another chance. Therefore DSAI please ensure that in future all your candidates are vetted thoroughly. Anyone with links to BN should be rejected outright. PKR has been the weakest link amongst the coalition and most of the candidates are rejects from BN who could not obtain a seat to contest. Please note DSAI, the public can forgive you once but not a second time.

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written by Mestizo, March 01, 2010 16:37:34

This must be the biggest surprise of the decade. Hmmm.. how come nobody see that hahahaha. Well...no loss. In fact, it is gain to Pakatan. This is call weeding out process.

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written by malaysianforever, March 01, 2010 16:17:02

They are parasites to the highest deegree. No love lost for them. They are on the way to riches when they join BN!!! Anak haram betul-betul!!!

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written by Aduh, March 01, 2010 16:07:19

No doubt, easy said than done.

But whenever possible, a person who shows even a slight tendency to live beyond his means, should never be fielded as candidate in future elections.. Money is the root of all evils.