Was Teh Yee Cheu present at the 2008 pledge declaration?

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Teh Yee Cheu's Presence at the 2008 Pledge Declaration Remains Disputed

Fellow DAP assemblyman Wong Hon Wai claims that Teh Yee Cheu was not present at the pledge declaration event held at Esplanade on March 6, 2008. This assertion directly contradicts Teh's own claims that DAP candidates made a pledge at that time to limit the chief minister's term, a point Teh has supported by presenting a copy of the pledge written in Chinese. Wong has refuted the validity of this Chinese pledge, suggesting it was an unapproved draft.
Disputed Attendance at Esplanade Event

Wong Hon Wai explicitly stated that Teh Yee Cheu did not attend the pledge declaration event at Esplanade on March 6, 2008. This statement was made during a press conference at the state legislative assembly, serving as a direct rebuttal to Teh's assertions about pledges made by DAP candidates during that period. The presence or absence of Teh at this specific event is central to the disagreement over the existence and content of the 2008 pledge.
Teh Yee Cheu's Evidence of a Pledge

Teh Yee Cheu presented a copy of a pledge written in Chinese, which he claimed demonstrated that DAP candidates had indeed committed to limiting the chief minister's term in 2008. He suggested this document was proof of an agreement by the party leadership on the term limit. However, Teh also acknowledged that the English version of the pledge did not include this specific clause, adding a layer of complexity to his evidence.
Counterarguments on the Pledge's Validity

Wong Hon Wai dismissed the Chinese pledge presented by Teh as likely being a draft that was never formally approved by the party leadership. He questioned the possibility of other DAP candidates, such as Karpal Singh, RSN Rayer, and A. Tanasekharan, having read out the Chinese pledge in 2008 if it was not an official document. Penang DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow also weighed in, describing the Chinese pledge as a draft that lacked approval from state or national party leadership.

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