UMNO veteran wants Anthony Loke to prioritize public responsibility first
FMT reported an UMNO veteran has urged DAP’s members of the Cabinet to separate politics and personal feelings from their public responsibility, following the decision by DAP secretary-general Encik Anthony Loke Siew Fook to resign as Transport Minister. Othman Desa said the conditional pardon granted to former prime minister Najib Razak should not be politicised because the decision was the prerogative of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Bernama Picture It's not right to put the blame to Agong when people know Agong decides upon advice from the Pardon Board members Encik Othman Desa, head of the UMNO Veterans group, said Loke’s move constituted a threat to the government, and showed that political interests were being placed before their shared responsibility in the unity government. “We must separate politics from personal feelings and public responsibility. These DAP leaders look like they’re playing around. No sense of sincerity or responsibility to the people,” he reportedly told...