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Why quit Bersatu only now, Tebrau division chairman asks Mazlan

Things like this seem to happen whenever elections roll around, says Kamaruzzaman Abu

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 30 Jan 2022 12:10PM

Why quit Bersatu only now, Tebrau division chairman asks Mazlan
Division acting chairman Kamaruzzaman Abu says Mazlan Bujang’s sudden decision to quit the party now seems more politically motivated than anything else. – Bernama, January 30, 2022

JOHOR BARU – Tebrau Bersatu division chairman Mazlan Bujang should have opted to leave Bersatu before the Johor assembly was dissolved, a division leader said yesterday. 

Division acting chairman Kamaruzzaman Abu said Mazlan’s sudden decision to quit the party now seems more politically motivated than anything else. 

Kamaruzzaman claimed Mazlan had since the start of this year repeatedly rejected an offer to be the candidate for the Tebrau parliamentary and Tiram state seats in the 15th general election. 

“If he claims to have lost confidence (in Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin) then why didn’t he quit the party much earlier? Things like this seem to happen whenever there are elections,” he told a media conference here last night.

Kamaruzzaman also questioned Mazlan’s statement that 23 Tebrau Bersatu division committee members had also quit the party, claiming that only six had done so. 

He said despite the setback, the Tebrau division was united and remained loyal to the party under Muhyiddin’s leadership.

Last Thursday, Mazlan, who is also a state executive council member, announced that he was quitting Bersatu, along with 22 committee members of the party’s Tebrau division which he led. – Bernama, January 30, 2022

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