Maszlee forced to quit as education minister? Water minister zips lips, leaves it to PM’s wisdom
Sunday, 05 Jan 2020 11:26 AM MYTDatuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar plants a tree after launching the Restoration, Reclamation and Rehabilitation Through Tree Planting Programme in Klang January 5, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Maszlee, who is Simpang Renggam MP, announced he was quitting the Cabinet on January 2 with effect from January 3, just under 20 months from his appointment on May 21, 2018. He was earlier asked to respond to a news report claiming Maszlee was forced to quit for disobeying Cabinet consensus on education policies in a purported letter written by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to the Simpang Renggam MP last month.claimed Maszlee was asked to quit as education minister due to his failure to heed Cabinet directives in a purported letter penned by Dr Mahathir to the former International Islamic University Malaysia lecturer.
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