Hard for Gerakan to return to its glorious days

(The Malaysian Mirror) The attempt to return to its glorious days has become an uphill task for Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), a component party of the ruling coalition of the Malaysian federal government, when its adviser has decided to resign.

In an unexpected move, Lim Keng Yaik (picture) told reporters here on Monday that he had decided to quit his post as the party adviser, citing disappointment with Koh Tsu Koon, the party president.

As an adviser, Lim does not have the authority to run and manage the party. However, the resignation of the outspoken veteran in the Malaysian political arena is no difference from instituting a no-confidence vote against his successor, Koh.

Koh was hand-picked by Lim as his successor. However, their styles of leadership are very much different, as Koh has been described by Lim as a person who is afraid of speaking evil of somebody.

In a harsh comment, Lim also said Koh was burying his head under the sand like an ostrich, bringing a lot of problems to the party instead of solving the issues that arose.

According to local media, Koh”s refusal to attend the state- level extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the party to solve the leadership crisis in the Penang State in the northern part of west coast of Peninsula Malaysia has triggered Lim to resign.

However, political observers believe that this is only an excuse for Lim to actually burst into anger openly in front of the reporters as Lim is deemed to have long been annoyed by Koh when the latter insisted on accepting the appointment as a Malaysian minister.

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