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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Alleged audio on 'arrogant' Guan Eng exposed


The audio recording of a closed-door PKR meeting in Penang where Deputy Chief Minister I Mansor Othman had reportedly described his boss Lim Guan Eng as "cocky and arrogant" has finally surfaced.

The alleged recording of the meeting held on March 19 was featured on TV3 prime-time news last night where it was clearly audible that Mansor had used the words in depicting Lim, including labelling the chief minister as a "tokong" (deity).

lim guan eng and mansor othman at raya open houseIt is uncertain however if the audio was authentic and PKR leaders were quick to dismiss it as a "manipulation" and a "BN strategy" to create conflict between the two leaders.

On Aug 23, Malaysiakini revealed the leaked minutes of the meeting, but Mansor had denied labelling Lim as cocky and arrogant, saying that his comments had been blown out of proportion.

The state PKR chief however admitted describing Lim as a "deity" as he is often revered by Penangites during the session, which was attended by eight party members.

"Words such as ‘cocky', ‘arrogant' and ‘deity' were taken out of context to give a bad image of the relations between PKR and DAP," Mansor, the Penanti assemblyman, had claimed during a joint press conference with Lim, a day after the expose.

No disciplinary action yet

PKR has been investigating the matter and zoomed in on four suspects although the party leadership has yet to announce any action against them for leaking the private discussion.

According to a source, the quartet which included a state assemblyperson, a Penang municipal councillor and two others were found most likely to be connected the leak.

The source, however, declined to divulge whether all the suspects were present at the meeting.

NONE"It is possible that the suspect or suspects had recorded the session and shared it with people who did not attend the meeting, or even those outside PKR," said the source.

It is learnt that those who leaked the minutes, and now the audio recording, could be adversely affected by the seat allocation in the coming 13th general election.

Aside from the name-calling, the minutes exposed the current state of affairs in PKR and its sometimes testy relationship with its partner DAP when it comes to seat negotiation for candidates in the coming polls.

The much anticipated polls could be called soon as the current term expires in April next year while Prime Minister Najib Razak has not rule out that it could be held later this year.

BN on the attack

When contacted, Lim said he had not seen the TV3 report.

The parliamentary proceedings have begun yesterday, and the Bagan MP is currently in Kuala Lumpur but there is a state executive councillor's meeting in Penang tomorrow.

It is not confirmed if Lim would attend this meeting but Mansor is scheduled to hand over compensation aid to those affected by the development of the Jelutong Express (Lebuhraya Tun Lim Chong Eu) in Komtar today.

Following the TV broadcast, Pakatan Rakyat opponents have begun ridiculing both Lim and Mansor, with Kedah Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang lambasting the opposition for "blaming BN" over the affair.

"But was it BN who thought LGE [Lim Guan Eng] behave that way? Got to ask @limkitsiang," said Tan, in his tweet last night.

"Mansor said he label @cmlimguaneng as 'tokong' as a matter respect but now expose by TV3 (tape record) that he said LGE cocky/arrogant #kantoi," he added.

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