KLANG: DAP central working committee member and Sungai Pelek assemblyman Ronnie Liu (pic) has decided not to ditch his party for now. “I’m afraid the party secretary- general will have to wait a little longer for my official resignation letter,’’ he said.
In a Facebook posting which he called “a message from his heart”, Liu said he did not want to leave his constituents in a lurch.
News reports emerged on Sunday that he would be quitting the party “soon” as he had “no choice” but to do so.
Liu, in the post, accused some of the party leaders of being carried away by power, position and perks during Pakatan Harapan’s 22-month helming of the Federal Government, as well as losing touch with the party’s original ideals.
“After tasting success in the 2018 GE14, there is a remarkable change in DAP as noticed by grassroots members. Some of the current leaders are less tolerant of differing opinions,’’ he claimed.
He also claimed that there was a proposed amendment to the party constitution allowing the “secretary-general” to remove anyone who disagreed with the central executive committee, saying this was an example of “tyranny of the majority”.
Liu listed other examples of his grouses with the party, citing the arrest of DAP leaders who were allegedly supporting the Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam, which was already a defunct organisation, and the slashing of funds to Tunku Abdul Rahman University College.
However, Liu said the DAP was his “life” and that it was still a good party with strong grassroots.
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