KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 — DAP strategist Liew Chin Tong and Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) chairman P. Waytha Moorthy are among eight individuals to be sworn in as senators tomorrow.
A statement released by Dewan Rakyat corporate communications secretary Tengku Nasaruddin Tengku Mohamed stated that Liew and Waytha Moorthy were among six candidates appointed by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V himself.
Liew, a rising figure in DAP, heavily contested the Ayer Hitam parliamentary seat in GE14 but lost to incumbent Datuk Wee Ka Siong by 303 votes.
Meanwhile, Waytha Moorthy had campaigned heavily, promising to secure Indian votes for Pakatan Harapan, during the run up to the general election.
The other names appointed include Amanah’s Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad, and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Mohd Radzi Jidin, along with Datuk IsmaiI Ibrahim and Marzuki Yahya.
Datuk Hussain Awang is also among the list after being recommended by the Terengganu state government, while Asmak Husin was appointed after recommendations by the Kelantan State government.
They are to be sworn into the Dewan Negara tomorrow at 2pm.
This follows the first sitting of the 14th Parliament today, where opposition MPs staged a walkout in protest over the appointment of the Speaker of Parliament.
However, the protest ended where they later re-entered the Dewan Rakyat to take their oath into office.
Both the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat sittings are to be officiated tomorrow by the Agong.
