MELAKA: Anthony Loke's decision to resign as Transport Minister was a personal one, as nobody had pressured the DAP secretary-general to step down, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
The MCA president said Loke had made his own assessment of the political situation and decided that resignation was the most appropriate course of action.
"Everyone in politics has their own considerations. He felt this was the most appropriate decision and, having made it, I don't think we should question him," he said when met during a Barisan Nasional dinner with Melaka non-governmental organisations on Tuesday (Nov 11).
When asked, Dr Wee also clarified that MCA had never asked Loke to resign, adding that questions about the reasons behind the decision should be directed to Loke himself.
Loke announced his resignation with immediate effect on Tuesday (Nov 10), following the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision allowing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest.
The resignation followed Loke's earlier decision to step down in protest against the conditional royal pardon granted to Najib, which allowed him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
Loke had submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in September but agreed to remain in the Cabinet temporarily at the Prime Minister's request until Najib was allowed to begin serving his sentence at home.
