Calling the Armada chief a role model for young Malays and young Malaysians, the DAP supremo said this is opposed to Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) who don’t have such calibre in their ranks anymore.
“There are no more Syed Saddiqs in Umno/BN, as they are only to be found in the Pakatan Harapan coalition of DAP, PKR, Amanah and PPBM.
“Syed Saddiq is a refreshing example that there is still hope in the young generation of Malaysians who have not been contaminated and polluted to the extent of losing the ability to differentiate right from wrong,” Lim said in a statement.
Lim, who is the Gelang Patah MP, was referring to Syed Saddiq’s claim that he was offered RM5 million to leave PPBM, tarnish the names of his party leaders and secure a place in Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
“I believe Syed Saddiq is telling the truth.”
“This is because RM5 million is not a small sum to ordinary Malaysians, but it is just pittance to those who have found that Umno is the ‘goose that lays the golden eggs’,” he said.
The DAP parliamentary veteran then alluded to the case of former Selangor menteri besar Muhammad Muhammad Taib who was caught with a suitcase containing a large amount of money in 1997.
“Twenty years ago, it was already not unusual for an Umno chieftain to lug around the world with suitcases of cash worth as much as RM3 million, until one of them got caught in Australia in 1997,” Lim said.
“So what is a RM5 million bribe offer to Syed Saddiq. It is fully in the character and bears the mark of an Umno/BN operation.”