Loke slams Guan Eng over "inappropriate" penance spat
DAP Secretary-General Anthony Looke has condemned the public feud between Lim Guan Eng and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kun-Yeoh as an unhealthy manner to resolve internal party differences over revised land tax policies. Describing their ongoing exchange of criticism on social media, he urged both leaders—Lim in his capacity as former secretary-general—and Governor Yeow to stop bickering publicly instead addressing the quit rent issue within DAP structures alone.
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1Malaysia Democratic Action Party (DAP) Secretary-General Anthony Loke criticized his predecessor for publicly bickering with current Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow over land tax policy.
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2Loke described their public disagreement as 'unhealthy and inappropriate' rather than addressing the issue within party channels or through mediation by DAP leadership.
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Malaysia's Democratic Action Party (DAP) Chief Anthony Loke has criticized his predecessor Lin Guan Eng for engaging in an 'unhealthy' public spat with current Dap leader Chow Kon Yeow over Penang state land tax issues.
— 'Unhealthy, inappropriate': Malaysia's DAP chief ticks off predecessor and Penang Chief Minister for their public spat (Channelnewsasia)"DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke today rebuked his party adviser Lim Guan Eng", stating that the leadership is "deeply concerned" by how internal policy disagreements are being handled publicly.
— [Mar 21, 05:32] Looke schools Guen on part discipline after 'highy inappropriate' spat with Penang CM (Malaysiakini)"DAP central leadership was deeply concerned", describing the public disagreement between Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow as an "unhealthy" way to address internal differences.
— [Mar 21, 05:34] Loke tells Guen, Chou end pubic spat over quit rent (Nst.com.my)"DAP central leadership was deeply concerned", noting that the public bickering between Lim Guan Eng and Chow Kon Yeow is an inappropriate manner to tackle internal differences.
— [Mar 21] Stop bicring in puc, Loke orders Guen Chou (Freemalaysiatoday)"DAP central leadership was deeply concerned", emphasizing that the disagreement should have been handled within Dap rather than through public criticism between state leaders and party advisers.
— [Mar 21] Loek to mediate Penang quit rent dispute betwen stete leoders (Thesun.my)Democratic Action Party chief Anthony Loke criticized both his predecessor Lim Guan Eng and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow for airing internal policy disagreements publicly regarding the land tax in an "unhealthy" manner. He urged them to address such differences through established party mechanisms rather than undermining state government authority or engaging in tit-for-tat exchanges that disturb leadership concerns.
Transport Minister Loke criticized former Penang Chief Ministers for their public spat over quit rent rates as an unhealthy manner that undermines party discipline, while acknowledging Lim's concerns regarding inaccurate details provided by some critics. He emphasized the need to resolve differences amicably through internal mechanisms and urged both leaders to focus on serving people rather than engaging in bickering publicly.