LOYAL....Salleh
Kalbi quashes the rumour, saying even if he is not nominated to defend his
Silam seat in the next polls, he will remain loyal to Umno.
By : THOMAS PI
LAHAD DATU: Silam MP Salleh
Kalbi has denied allegations that he is prepared to move to the opposition if
he is not nominated as the Barisan Nasional candidate in the coming general
election.
He also denied having met
with any opposition leaders recently to discuss the matter.
He believed that such
speculations by Silam Umno members was aimed at reducing his chances of being
re-nominated as a candidate.
“I had told Prime Minister
Najib Tun Razak and Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman that I will not cross over
to the opposition after such allegations surfaced recently.
“No matter what happens, I
will remain with BN and Umno,” he stressed.
As the guest of honour in a
fund raising activity organised by San Long Dian temple here, Salleh made it a
point to tell the media present that lies were being spread about him and those
doing so had an agenda against him.
The speculation surfaced
after Salleh failed to secure any post within the Silam Umno division recently.
With the crossover of two
other BN leaders to the opposition last month, word spread that Salleh had
secret discussions with PKR here.
It is understood that some
PKR members here held an open survey of Salleh’s popularity should he represent
the opposition in the coming general election.
A close aid to Umno Silam Division
Chairman Nasrun Mansur said the party had received such information and would
leave it to the top leadership to decide on this matter.
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