Rama: Let party decide on my fate
The Penang Deputy CM II also claims that he was misquoted by the media on the alleged grand design to remove him.
(Free Malaysia Today) – Embattled Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy today said he would leave it to the DAP leadership to determine his fate in the party.
“I have no comment. Let the party deal with it,” was his response to DAP chairman Karpal Singh’s demand that he resigns from his DCM his post for making allegations against party leaders.
Karpal had said that Ramasamy’s position was no longer tenable as he had defied a directive from the party not to talk about their ongoing spat to the press.
“He has made baseless allegations against party leaders and his statement amounts to attempted corruption,” Karpal had said in a press statement on Saturday.
Karpal was referring to a report in The Star on Friday in which Ramasamy was quoted as saying that there was a “grand design” against him because he did not respond to overtures for projects and favours.
Ramasamy was also quoted as saying: “People will be astounded if I reveal what the grassroots leaders want in terms of projects.”
Responding today, Ramasamy told reporters here that he had been misquoted in the original media report.
“I categorically reject the allegations that I said DAP leaders were corrupt and that there was a grand design to oust me in Penang,” he said.
He added that he had originally met up with two journalists, one from The Star, to hold a discussion on Penang and the plight of the Indian community in the state.
