Johor MB praises MCA for using right channel to solve Plentong cemetery issue

JOHOR BARU: Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin (pix) today praised MCA for using the right channel to solve the Plentong cemetery issue raised by the opposition parties recently.
He said the move taken by MCA in informing the state government about the issue in a bid to find better solution was indeed the right move compared to the opposition which had opted to create provocations among the Chinese community.
Mohamed Khaled also explained that the issue was a mistake and would be set right.
"Although DAP is making a lot of noise about it and seems to have gained public support compared to MCA, the move taken by the latter to write to and inform the state government was indeed right and we will rectify it," he told reporters after presenting Chinese New Year contributions at Dewan Taman Scientex here today.
Mohamed Khaled said this in response to the issue concerning the Tiong Hua cemetery in Plentong, which is scheduled to be turned into a Muslim cemetery under the draft of the Johor Bahru and Kulai Local District Plan 2025.
"It is a mistake. The state government will not agree to the idea as the cemetery had long been known as Tiong Hua cemetery," he added. — Bernama