Penang: Muhd Fairuz, Ramasamy are deputy CMs

Beh Lih Yi | Mar 12, 08 10:45am

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng today announced that PKR’s Penanti state assemblyperson Muhammad Fairuz Khairuddin and DAP’s Perai representative P Ramasamy would be made the state’s deputy chief ministers. Muhammad Fairuz will be the Deputy CM 1 and Ramasamy, the Deputy CM 2. Lim, who was sworn in yesterday, said the decision to pick the duo was to have a leadership to represent all communities in Penang. This is the first time an Indian has been awarded such a high post in Malaysia. The DAP-led opposition made a clean sweep in Penang in the last general election, totally wiping out the BN’s hold in the island state.