Calling off Penang snap polls just an ‘act’, says Noh Omar

Zulaikha ZulkifliPublished: Aug 1, 2016 5:35 PM | Updated: Aug 1, 2016 6:12 PM

Umno supreme council member Noh Omar believes that the idea of holding snap polls in Penang was just to divert attention from the investigation against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

“I look at this as a kind of act by them," he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.

"The opposition has always been good in acting. They want to hold a state election to divert from issues.

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