The source said Gobind is expected to leave Puchong for the Kulai parliamentary seat in Johor, which is now held by state DAP vice-chairperson Teo Nie Ching.
“Sangeet is the preferred candidate for the seat as the party wants to send more women representatives to the Dewan Rakyat,” the source told FMT on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.
Sangeet, who is also a lawyer, is also the Selangor DAP women’s wing deputy chief.
Sangeet grabbed media attention on Jan 8 when she voiced her reservations over the naming of Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the coalition’s prime minister should the opposition win the 14th general election (GE14).
Disagreeing with the move, she said the fact that the opposition had “no one else” to choose to be prime minister showed its lack of long-term strategy.
“The focus should always be on policies and principles (not personalities) and leaders must be groomed to ensure continuity.
“While it may be an act of desperation, as was our coalition with PAS at one point, will we be open to working with Najib (Prime Minister Najib Razak) one day, should desperate circumstances demand?” she had asked in a statement.
Meanwhile, the party source also said two-term Subang assemblywoman and Selangor state assembly speaker Hannah Yeoh could be another possible candidate to contest in Puchong.
I get the dirty feeling Sangeet may NOT make it as she is frowned upon by the DAP powers-that-be. We might yet see mathematically-challenged** Hannah Yeoh in Puchong instead of Sangeet.
** 'Mathematically-challenged' refers to her 916 conviction (or state of mind, wakakaka) when she wrote a silly letter to Malaysiakini explaining why AAB should accept that Anwar had a case (and right) to demand AAB convene an emergency sitting of Parliament or to press for the dissolution of Parliament to make way for fresh elections.
WTF for, just after an election where AAB’s BN trounced Pakatan by 140 seats to 82? And that was when I began to suspect she was mathematically challenged, wakakaka.
But Hannah took law in Oz, not maths, so I suppose we should let her go for not realising 140 was and still is greater than 82, wakakaka.
Dumb move if DAP fields Sangeet as a candidate for Puchong MP.
ReplyDeleteShe has been highly damaging to the Opposition cause. She may probably be more comfortable in Gerakan or PPP eakakakaka..
so says an ardent pro Mahathir devotee
DeleteFact of human evolution101 - pussycat can sometimes grows out of a tiger den!
DeleteTHE Supreme irony would be if she is fielded as DAP candidate for Puchong, but #UndiRosak, which she has supported, wins and sinks her candidacy.
DeleteOpening the way for the 1st MCA MP for Puchong in many decades (with the exception of 2004) ....wakakaka... At that point she probably should join Gerakan....
Good one Monster. Unfortunately, kaytee would fuck care less so long najib in power forever
Deleteno more gobind is perfectly fine to me, anyhow i only see him once during every election ie appear once every 5 years.
ReplyDeletehopefully tis sangeet oso dun come puchong, she say no focus on personality but this is exactly what she did, she is a confuse woman, i agree she shd join gerakan, the confuse party.
Sangeet for Gerakan GE14! Karpal daughter vs Karpal son!
ReplyDeletePuchong was V. David's old seat.
ReplyDeleteMy, THAT was a real Opposition lion. None of the confused pussycats of today.
I voted for V David in 1990.
DeleteV David was a trade unionist and stood for the workers, the poor and the downtrodden. Too many professionals I suppose.
"Even when David was in his teens, he was a hero in his village. The villagers often sought his advice and guidance. David's compassion for the poor and downtrodden was natural, simply because of the condition in which he grew up. His first venture in 1953 was to form a trade union known as the Selangor Mill Workers Union (SMWU), which integrated with the Selangor Factory Workers Union. In 1955, the unions name was changed to the National Union of Factory and General" Workers (NUFGW). It was one of the General Unions that was recognised by the British colonial rulers.
"On 31 August 1957, Malaya became independent. The NUFGW became so strong and popular under the leadership of the youthful V David that even the workers in the plantation industry preferred to be members of the new union. The Alliance government of independent Malaya detained David and amended the labour law to ensure the automatic deregistration of all existing general unions at that time. Since then, our 'democratic' government has never granted registration of general unions! David was subsequently released."
"He became even more popular - loved by the working masses and disliked by the capitalists. Soon, he was approached by the Transport Workers Union (TWU) to be its executive secretary. He travelled by truck and enrolled thousands and thousands of workers in the transport industry. Soon he was elected the General Secretary of the TWU and held on to that position unchallenged even after he had suffered two strokes."
https://aliran.com/archives/monthly/2005a/6e.html
Today's politicians in DAP and Pakatan instead focus on middle class concerns.
Middle class and the rich that supports them.
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