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KOTA KINABALU: The late Tan Sri Joseph Kurup left behind a legacy of being one of those rare Sabah politicians who survived the rough and tumble of the state’s politics.
Kurup may not have been a giant in Sabah politics but his shrewd manoeuvres to keep his Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah on a tight leash also saw him tightening his political control in the interior Murut heartland of Pensiangan.Underestimated and taken as a lightweight by his opponents, the unassuming Kurup out-manoeuvred many in numerous challenges to not only maintain hold of PBRS but also the Sook state and Pensiangan parliamentary seats over the years.
On Wednesday, Kurup passed away at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur at 6.22pm, having been treated for heart ailments for about three weeks. He was 80. He remained a minister in Pairin’s Cabinet till 1994 but after the state election, Kurup opted out of the state Cabinet. In the 1999 state election, Kurup lost the Sook seat but was nominated as an assemblyman and made a state minister. In 2004, he won back the seat.
His political survival will remain a political legacy in a state where the shelf lives of political leaders fizzle out rapidly upon electoral defeats.Following Kurup’s passing, well-known Sabah leaders offered an outpouring of condolences, among them being Tan Sri Musa Aman.
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