"NO MORE DEBATES ABOUT THIS,"

No More Debates On Penang BN Leadership - Says Najib

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak does not want Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties to "debate" on Penang Umno's request to be given the state BN chairmanship.

"No more debates about this,"

was Najib's reply to questions from journalists on the matter, which had been hogging the pages of almost all major newspapers in the country.

"IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS AND THE GRASSROOTS ISSUES IN PENANG, THE BN CHAIRMANSHIP SHOULD BE HELD BY A CHINESE,"