Published: Thursday November 19, 2009 MYT 6:08:00 PM
Parliament: Anwar defends Talam move, Salehuddin’s rights
By TEH ENG HOCK
KUALA LUMPUR: In a move to defuse tension within the party, PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim defended Selangor’s move to acquire Talam Corp Bhd’s debts, but added that the party’s secretary-general Datuk Salehuddin Hashim did no wrong in questioning the move.
Salehuddin had despatched a strongly-worded e-mail to all PKR Members of Parliament and assemblymen in the state questioning why Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim had kept them in the dark about the move.
”At the outset, the political bureau respects and defends the right of any party leader to raise and question policy matters of any state government, including states that are ruled by a Pakatan Rakyat coalition government,” Anwar said.
Speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby, he said Sallehuddin’s e-mail was his personal view and only meant for internal circulation.
”The secretary-general neither alleges fraud nor impropriety on the part of the Mentri Besar or the Selangor state government,” said Anwar.
He said the party leadership had discussed the issue of the loan taken by the Selangor state government to buy over Talam’s RM391mil debt owed to subsidiaries of Selangor Development Corporation (PKNS), and were satisfied with Khalid’s initial explanation on the core issues involved in the transaction.
The State Assembly had on Nov 9 approved a supplementary budget of RM391mil for the state investment arm, Mentri Besar Incorporated, to buy over debts owed by Talam Corporation to several state agencies.
Talam is a major player in the Malaysian property sector, involved mostly in building affordable homes.
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