By LOH FOON FONG
foonfong@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Former DAP vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim has refuted talk that he breached privacy mores about DAP’s offer of election candidacy to the son of Negri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar.
He insisted that it was DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke who had done so.
“If anyone had violated your privacy in this instance, it was Anthony Loke who volunteered the information to me,” he said yesterday.
Last Saturday, Tunku Aziz told a ceramah he was asked by Loke to persuade Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin to contest in the general election.
Subsequently, Loke said in response that the matter was private in nature and “should have remained in private”.
An online news portal then quoted Tunku Abidin as saying that it was “unfortunate that private discussions have been made public.”
Tunku Abidin also said there was nothing wrong with members of royalty taking part in politics, and that he had also been invited to similar informal and private conversations with representatives of other political parties.
Yesterday, Tunku Aziz said he was not present when Loke spoke to Tunku Abidin and therefore, not privy to what transpired.
In an immediate reaction, Loke said: “Tunku Zain Al-’Abidin has responded. As far as I’m concerned, the issue is closed.”
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