Kuan Yew should put his own house in order first – Karpal

(Bernama) – Singapore’s former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew should put his own house in order first, before commenting on others.

This is the view of DAP chairman Karpal Singh who said that while Lee had the right to give his views, he should also first look at his own party, People’s Action Party (PAP).

He pointed out that the PAP had lost six seats in the last general election, and also lost in the two recent by-elections.

The opposition stalwart gave this advice to Lee, following last week’s release of the former premier’s new book titled, “One Man’s View of the World”, in which Lee had commented that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) would not be able to run Malaysia.

“His comment that PR will not effectively govern the country, had it been successful in winning over federal power, is without basis.

“As usual, Lee wants to be the top voice in this part of the world. I think the time has come for him to leave the leaderships for the others and quietly ride into the sunset,” Karpal told a press conference here today.

On the declaration of assets, Karpal, who is also Bukit Gelugor member of parliament, reiterated he would not entertain any demand from irrelevant personalities to declare his assets.

“There is no problem declaring my assets. I will declare my assets and waiting for a date to be fixed by the (Penang) chief minister (Lim Guan Eng).

“In fact, all along, I have been a strong advocate of declaration of assets by elected representatives. If you are in public office, you must be ready to be scrutinised by the public and voters,” he said.

Karpal recently faced pressure from various parties to declare his assets, following an allegation that Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim paid him RM50 million to bribe judges and prosecutors.

On his first-ever biography titled, “Karpal Singh: Tiger of Jelutong”, he said the 325-page book was authored by Tim Donoghue and took 26 years to complete.