22-04-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Tebrau MP Jimmy Puah seeks appeal after PKR leadership defeat
JOHOR BARU: Tebrau member of Parliament Jimmy Puah Wee Tse will file an appeal following his defeat in the race for Tebrau PKR division chief during the party elections last Sunday.
Jimmy, who is also Johor PKR deputy chairman said he would go through party channels to submit the appeal.
"We are always here. Always ready to serve the people of Tebrau.
"Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. What matters is the courage to keep going. The work continues. The fight goes on. Yes, we will file an appeal or objection," he said in a Facebook post today.
Meanwhile, when contacted, Jimmy—who is also the former Johor chairman for International Trade, Investment and Utilities—confirmed he would file an appeal over the defeat but declined to comment further.
Last Sunday, there was a surprise outcome in the PKR Tebrau division elections, where two MPs—Jimmy (Tebrau) and R. Yuneswaran (Segamat), who was the incumbent Tebrau division chief—lost to ordinary PKR member M. Prakash.
Prakash secured 690 votes, defeating Yuneswaran who received 589 votes, while Jimmy obtained 560 votes.
The loss dashed Jimmy's bid to transition from being the Pulai division chief to leading the Tebrau division, which is also the parliamentary seat he currently holds.
Yuneswaran also failed to retain his position as Tebrau division chief in the election.
