KUCHING: It was indeed a very risky decision but apparently the goal had been accomplished without any 'casualty'.
When PBB Sadong Jaya branch vice chairman Abdul Muttalib Julaihi came out with a strong statement condemning the efforts to bring Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib to the constituency, many in the party were shocked.
(To openly say no to a son of the party president Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud is something which not everybody is keen to do it because it is a sign of disrespect to the party president.)
Although Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud had dismissed the possibility of his son to agree to the request, it was still impolite for Abdul Muttalib Julaihi to openly say the branch didn't support any move to bring Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib to the constituency.