He said he was not alerted to attend any party meeting after Ahmad Faizal Azumu lost the confidence of the majority of state assemblymen as menteri besar at the state assembly sitting last Friday.

“I cannot speak on behalf of other DAP assemblymen, but I just want to state that thus far, as a Perak DAP committee member, I have not been informed of any discussions and meetings,” he told Bernama.

He also said the last time a meeting was held was before the state assembly sitting last Friday with other Pakatan Harapan component parties.

Yesterday, Perak DAP chairman Nga Kor Ming said the party had decided to work with Umno to form a clean, strong and stable multiracial government.

When asked what he would do if the tie-up became a reality, Terence said he would just wait and see first.

Earlier, in a statement to the media, he said that if “cooperation” meant supporting a budget that benefitted the people during the Covid-19 pandemic, as a responsible assemblyman, he would certainly support it.

“But it is not about cooperating blindly as that will support abuse of power and corruption,” he said.

Another DAP assemblyman, Leow Thye Yih, from Pokok Assam, had earlier voiced a similar opinion.

Leow had reportedly refused to cooperate with Umno and would not support any menteri besar candidate from the party as he viewed Umno’s actions as clearly betraying the mandate of the people in the 14th general election.

The Perak state assembly has 59 state assemblymen with Umno having the most seats at 25, followed by DAP (16), Amanah (five), PPBM (five), PKR (three) and PAS (three), while Gerakan and an independent have one seat each.