DAP: Look at your own backyard (Star, 1.2.2008)
PENANG: Gerakan adviser Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik has been told to stop accusing DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and his son Guan Eng of trying to establish the “Lim Dynasty” in Penang and start looking at his “own backyard.”
State DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow said Keng Yaik had said that in the Chinese newspapers on Wednesday that he would not allow the father-and-son team to run the Penang state “as though it’s Lim Kit Siang & Son.”
“Why is Keng Yaik so worried about Kit Siang or Guan Eng contesting in Penang? He should be more worried about the internal problems in his party such as the allegations of him practising nepotism,” Chow said.
He added that the state DAP received a faxed letter yesterday addressed to Gerakan secretary general Datuk Seri Chia Kwang Chye, purportedly signed by KL Gerakan assistant secretary K.K. Supramaniam, accusing Keng Yaik of practising nepotism because his son Si Pin, who is the party’s national Deputy Youth chairman, had never contested for the post.
Chow quoted one part of the letter, which read: “It (the deputy youth chairman’s post) was negotiated and given to him on a silver platter.
“There were many capable and senior members who could have contested and won the post but the members did not resist and there was heavy grumbling behind closed doors.”
The letter also stated that Si Pin had only attended four out of the 15 state liaison committee meetings.
Chow said judging from the letter, Keng Yaik seemed to be making an attempt to create his own “Lim Dynasty” in the party.
it seems that we automatically assume that with nepotism, things will turn out bad. However, I beg to differ. If the son/daughter is as or more capable, then the baton may pass from father to son, just as long as the replacement is capable and if possible, come through an election.
Ok, Lim Guan Eng has assumed a high position in DAP so the question here is, is he capable? is he supported by majority? if the answer is yes to both count, fair enough.
if you look at KJ, as the son-in-law of the PM, also emerges as a powerful figure but what has he done? His track records includes a obviously dodgy ECM-Libra deal, pissing off Chinese and Indians via a series of offensive remarks that went unpunished and what else? Lim Guan Eng went to jail because he wanted to help out a Malay girl and he is being protrayed as anti-Malay by controlled media.
In the same token, can we say that Aung San Suu kyi, Benazir Bhutto, Paolo Maldini successful individuals themselves have benefitted unfairly from their successful parents?
If there is auch patronage, it is much better than cronyism practices that enriched a selected few
Comment by Lee Wee Tak — Friday, 01-02-2008 @ 15: 55.02
gerak-gan is sleeping all these years, move over and allow malaysians to have their change.
Just Meet the Customers needs
Just change
Comment by silvercoin — Friday, 07-03-2008 @ 07: 53.17