DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke today told Tasek Gelugor MP Wan Saiful Wan Jan to mind his own business rather than poking his nose in the affairs of other political parties.

Loke hit out at Wan Saiful after the latter had claimed there were plans for DAP to replace Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow with Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim.

“Is Wan Saiful the secretary-general of DAP to decide who our candidate is?

“I think it’s better for him to mind his own business instead of interfering in other people’s affairs,” the Seremban MP told reporters today.

Wan Saiful had earlier claimed that there were attempts to make Sim contest a state seat in the upcoming polls, so that he could be named the chief minister.

“This was to replace the Penang chief minister because he has failed to lead the state.

“Whoever becomes the chief minister, I believe Penang folk will know that DAP will forever be DAP,” Wan Saiful alleged.  

In his speech at a recent campaign event in Jerlun, Kedah, Wan Saiful also alleged that the chief minister’s replacement plan has caused rifts within DAP.

The Penang legislative assembly was dissolved on June 28, paving the way for a state election on August 12 along with Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu.

Last week, Chow said a five-member panel would be meeting soon to decide on potential candidates to represent DAP in the Penang state election.

The Penang Pakatan Harapan chairman said the panel had completed interviews with its incumbent assemblymen in Penang and would forward the list to DAP’s central executive committee for consideration. –  July 8, 2023.