Kedah Umno has slammed Seputeh MP Teresa Kok for suggesting that Langkawi be handed over to the federal government for better management, calling the proposal “insensitive and offensive” to the people of the state.
Kedah Umno chairman Mahdzir Khalid said the DAP MP’s suggestion showed a lack of respect for the state ruler, who reigns over the state’s territories and its people as a whole.
“She should be more mindful and sensitive in the matters she discusses, regardless of the platform, even within the Dewan Rakyat where she enjoys parliamentary immunity,” he said in a statement.
He said Kok should issue a public apology for hurting the feelings of the people of Kedah, and that the issue of developing Langkawi could be addressed in many other ways that do not require placing it under the…