{
  "id": 12056491,
  "title": "Letak jawatan setiausaha agung DAP juga, Loke diberitahu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/letak-jawatan-setiausaha-agung-dap-juga-loke-diberitahu-12056491",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/05/letak-jawatan-pemimpin-dap-juga-jika-akui-gagal-isu-najib-loke-diberitahu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pengerusi Urimai P Ramasamy urged DAP Deputy Chief Loke Siew Fook to either step down from his position or accept the responsibility of being Deputy President of the party, given the issues surrounding Najib Razak's political failures. Ramasamy, a former DAP leader, emphasized that the more critical issue was not whether Loke would take up the role of Transport Minister, but whether he was willing to accept political responsibility as Deputy President. If Loke truly believed that DAP had failed politically due to the Najib issue, he should make his stance clear and accept the Deputy President role alongside other leaders who also bear responsibility for party decisions. Ramasamy also questioned whether Loke was serious about taking up the Transport Minister position, as his resignation would only become effective once Najib begins serving his prison sentence under house arrest. He pointed out that the conditions set for his resignation were changing from Loke's initial statement that his resignation would be contingent upon Najib receiving pardon and serving his remaining term at home, subject to a RM50 million payment and other conditions. Loke subsequently stated he would take up the Transport Minister position contingent upon Najib's house arrest, while other DAP leaders in the coalition government would retain their positions for the sake of political stability. Ramasamy also challenged Loke's claim that DAP still enjoys around 80% support among Chinese voters, stating that this achievement is significant even if DAP only gains 40% support in the 2016 general election. He urged Loke to stop assuming that the Chinese community would lose their political clout without DAP. Ramasamy emphasized that Chinese society is not powerless politically, citing their generation of voters, professionals, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and community leaders who can make informed political choices. The 80% figure cited by Loke is based on recent PRN results, although he acknowledged that achieving 90% support is challenging. He also said that the party needs to rebuild support beyond its traditional base as the 2016 general election approaches.",
  "summary": "Pengerusi Urimai P Ramasamy berkata peletakan jawatan daripada Jemaah Menteri sahaja tidak akan menyelesaikan 'masalah politik lebih mendalam' yang dihadapi DAP.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Letak jawatan setiausaha agung DAP juga, Loke diberitahu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/letak-jawatan-setiausaha-agung-dap-juga-loke-diberitahu",
        "published": "2026-10-05T01:57:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}