KUALA LUMPUR: The 129 votes were sweet for Datuk Shahrir Samad because it showed Barisan Nasional Members of Parliament will unite when it came down to the crunch.
There had been obstacles. Some opposition had claimed Barisan would not dare table the motion for fear of getting weak support; or they would have the numbers from us, or that we would not be brave enough to have block voting.
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