‘The pot calls the kettle black’


PETALING JAYA: Lim Guan Eng has used the same method he is now accusing the former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak of to “reduce” Penang’s debt by 95% when he was Chief Minister, said Gerakan.

Its secretary-general Liang Teck Meng said at that time, Lim had converted a RM655mil state debt into a 45-year annual lease payment of RM14.55mil and passing this off as operating expenses.

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