Tan Keng Liang, think before you speak

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By Stephen Ng

Gerakan Youth Chief, Tan Keng Liang appears to be bankrupt of ideas every time he speaks.

In his latest statement, he questioned if Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad would expose a letter from PAS Kelantan asking the Finance Ministry for money to pay the salaries of civil servants.

This has nothing to do with Gerakan, but Tan chose to pick a bone with Finance Minister, Lim Guan Eng.

I find this amusing. Lim had made a comment in passing when he responded to Kelantan MPs who wanted to know if the federal government would proceed with the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) should the Kelantan State Government come out with its fund.

Kelantan MPs took offence of his remark that the Kelantan State Government has no money even to pay the salaries of civil servants in the state.

As a member of the public, I would surely like to know whether the remark made by Lim holds water.

Lim did the right thing to read out the letter written by the Kelantan State Government to settle any lingering doubts about the statement he made in parliament.

After all, the letter was not stamped Official Secrets Act (OSA). It is a correspondence between the Kelantan State Government and the Federal Government.

So, why can't Lim provide evidence to back up what he said? And, why Tan should pick up the issue as though there are more important issues to address.

Grow up, Tan!

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