Koh dismisses reports claiming he will run against Guan Eng
By Lisa J. Ariffin
Koh denied today that he had been interviewed by any blogger with regard to candidacy for the 13th general elections. file pic
Several blogs have alleged the Gerakan president had said he was ready to take on the Johor-born DAP leader in the 13th general elections, which are expected in the next six months, to revive his flagging political career.
Koh was Penang chief minister for 13 years before being ousted in the landmark 2008 election that effectively wiped out the powerful Barisan Nasional (BN) component party from the state.
I will not give any comment based on one writing on a blog. The bloggers can say anything they want ... there are other blogs writing all sorts of things about me, the Minister in the Prime Ministers Department in charge of unity and performance management told reporters today.
He was responding to a blog post on the HaprakNews website titled Koh Tsu Koon sedia tentang Lim Guan Eng PRU13 ini (Koh Tsu Koon ready to face Lim Guan Eng in GE13).
Dated October 25, the anonymous blogger had quoted Koh as saying, in Bahasa Malaysia: I personally wish to contest against Lim Guang Eng [sic] no matter where he stands in Penang. I am Penang-born and not an outsider who knows nothing about the states circumstances.
The article has been hyperlinked to other websites, including a known pro-Umno blogger who goes by the name PapaGomo.
Koh denied he had been interviewed by any such blogger.
I will not entertain blogs because it is a waste of my time, he said, and chided the unknown writer for attributing the report to him for publicity.
Kohs leadership has come under attack in recent days from within his party and other members of the ruling BN coaliti! on who q uestion if he is winnable candidate material.
The social scientist has previously disclosed that he is willing to make a sacrifice for the party in the coming elections but continued today to hold off from elaborating further.
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