POH, Nov 11 – Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said here on Tuesday that he had not received any statement or letter of resignation as the Perak State legislative Assembly Speaker from Datuk Seri SK Devamany. He said he doesn’t received any statement or any letter from Devamany.
He said it is premature for me to make any comments. He said this when he was asked about the matter here on Tuesday. At the MIC fresh election on Nov 6, Devamany garnered 698 votes to win the post of MIC deputy president seat, defeating Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Datuk M Saravanan who only managed to secure 681 votes.
Prior to the election, Devamany was reported as saying that he would resign as the Perak State Legislative Assembly Speaker if he was elected as MIC deputy president. Meanwhile, in conjunction with Deepavali today, Zambry also visited the home of an underprivileged man, R.Shanmugam, 69, in Buntong.
In seeing the poor state of the man’s house, Zambry said the state government, with the cooperation of Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBUDR) would rebuild the man’s house at a cost of RM45,000 as soon as possible. For this purpose, he said the man and his family will probably be moved temporarily into a unit in Harmoni flats in Buntong.
In the meantime, Shanmugam would like to thanked the state government and all the relevant parties for the effort and described it as the best Deepavali gift for him and his family. He said this housing aid will be definitely ease their burden in facing their life challenges.
He also added that they depended solely on the Social Welfare Department’s monthly allowance of RM200 a month to make ends meet. In additional, Shanmugam lives with his wife, S.Neela, 64, and his unemployed son, S.Angalan, 32, whose left leg was amputated following a road accident.
