PETALING JAYA, MAY 30- Disappointed that Dr Xavier Jeyakumar had been dropped from the Selangor exco lineup, a group of PKR members and NGO leaders gathered outside party de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim’s house in Segambut to vent their frustration last night.
It is learnt that they also held a closed door meeting with Anwar, persuading him to give the Seri Andalas assemblyman an exco post for another term.
“However, it was not a fruitful meeting since PKR has already identified their new exco line up for the second term under Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s administration,” claimed a source close to Anwar.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the PKR source confirmed that it was a heated meeting after one of the supporters was told to leave the meeting by Anwar.
According to him, six people led by Selayang councillor George Gunaraj and Suaram co-chairman K Arumugam had the meeting with Anwar.
It is believed that during the meeting, Anwar explained that it was the Selangor palace and not the party that wanted Xavier to be dropped.
Xavier was appointed as the state exco in the Pakatan Rakyat government after winning the Seri Andalas state seat in 2008.
Despite the dentist retaining his seat by defeating MIC candidate T Mohan with a bigger majority this time around, he was dropped from the exco list for unknown reasons.
In a related issue, Anwar’s special advisor R Suresh Kumar criticised Xavier and his supporters for gathering in front of Anwar’s house.
“It is very unprofessional and unhealthy for a senior leader like Xavier. Any party related issues must be discussed in the office not in leaders’ houses,” he added.
Suresh also admitted that he would lodge an official complaint over the incident.
“I will meet the party disciplinary committee by this week to lodge a report against Xavier and his supporters who gathered in front of Anwar’s house,” he said.
New line up
Meanwhile, the new exco line up sees four new faces, two from DAP, one from PKR and one from PAS.
V Ganabathi Rao (Kota Alam Shah), Dr Daroyah binti Alwi (Sementa), Sallehen Mukhyi (Sabak) and former Selangor speaker Teng Chang Khim (Sungai Pinang) are the new faces.
While Elizabeth Wong (Bukit Lanjan), Ean Wong Hian Wah (Seri Kembangan), Iskandar Samad (Chempaka), Dr Halimah Ali (Selat Kelang), Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi (Sijangkang) and Rodziah Ismail (Batu Tiga) remain for another term.
The new exco will be sworn at the Alam Shah Palace tomorrow.
