Kit Siang calls on DAP candidates to rally behind Liew Chin Tong

Amid speculation that a challenge was mounting against Johor DAP chief Liew Chin Tong in the forthcoming state party elections, Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang has called for all contending candidates to close ranks.

In what appeared to be a veiled blessing from the DAP veteran to Liew's leadership in Johor ahead of the May 2 state party leadership elections, Lim urged the candidates to rally behind Liew's leadership and that of incumbent deputy state chief Teo Nie Ching.

"I call on all parliamentarians, state assemblypersons and contending candidates to close ranks and rally behind the leadership of Chin Tong and Nie Ching to take Johor DAP to new heights – which is to be the frontline state for DAP and Pakatan Harapan to win the 15th general election to begin to fulfil the Malaysian Dream," he said...