Selangor denies MB told of Khusrin appointment

The mentri besar’s office insists that the outgoing state secretary had not informed the MB that he would be succeeded by Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi.

This is despite the chief secretary to the Malaysian government sending it practice notes on Oct 26 stating that by convention, the Public Service Commission would send a list of qualified candidates to the mentri besar for him to shortlist.

The MB’s office claims it was kept unaware of all progress until Dec 21 when the private secretary to the Sultan, Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani had sent a letter to his counterpart in the mentri besar’s office.

According to Faekah Husin, the MB’s political secretary, it contained an attached letter dated Dec 10 which that was sent to the ex-state secretary Datuk Ramli Mahmud stating that the Sultan had consented to Mohd Khusrin’s appointment.

“This is clear evidence that the federal government’s choice of state secretary without discussions with the mentri besar is an act of political sabotage,” she said.

She added that between Dec 10 to 21, Ramli had attended two executive council and two economic action council meetings and even his retirement ceremony but failed to mention that the Sultan had consented to Mohd Khusrin’s appointment.

Yesterday, Ramli told The Malaysian Insider that Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim had received a copy of the letter from the palace consented to the former Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) director replacing him as state secretary.

The ongoing row began when the chief secretary to the Malaysian government named Mohd Khusrin as the new state secretary for Selangor late last month.

However, the state insisted that it could make its own choice and rejected the former Jais director who has been at odds with the administration.

The impasse has escalated over recent weeks and PR are planning to call an emergency sitting of the state assembly to amend the constitution to remove powers of appointment from the federal government.



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For PR sake, just stop it and gear up for the next election. Use this Khusrin fella to kick more Parti Songlap Malaysia's MP out of Selangor and HRH The Ruler will know what the Rakyat wants. Stop wasting your time on this Indon brother of Khir Toyo Jawo.....