[UPDATED] Penang DAP in shock as veteran rep Danny Law jumps ship

GEORGE TOWN – Penang DAP is in shock after party veteran Datuk Danny Law Heng Kiang quit in a huff after serving in the party for 35 years.

The former two-term state exco member and four-term Batu Lanchang assemblyman is believed to be joining Sabah-based Warisan party here.

Although the Penang DAP secretariat issued a statement saying it accepts and respects Law’s decision, many in the party are disappointed that it has come to this.

Law has been unhappy with the party for a while after he was dropped from contesting in the 2018 general election.

However, Law remains tight-lipped about his plans on his political career, just saying that he is “in search of a new purpose”.

Law, 61, joined DAP in 1986 and won the Batu Lanchang state seat in the 2008 general election. He was also the state exco for tourism development and culture from 2008 to 2018.

Meanwhile, state DAP veteran and former two-term Bagan Dalam assemblyman A. Tanasekharan said he is shocked to learn that his good friend Law is quitting the party.

“However, it is a democratic country, and he is free to make his own decision in politics.”

Law, 61, joined DAP in 1986 and kept the Batu Lanchang state seat from 1999 to 2004, and 2008 to 2018. 

He was also the state exco for tourism development and culture from 2008 to 2018.

He was also known as a “lone ranger” when he was the sole DAP rep after the 1999 general election. – The Vibes, January 18, 2022

Additional reporting by Arulldas Sinnappan