The decision of Ipoh Barat MP M Kulasegaran to decline a position that entailed a demotion for him in the new DAP state line-up came as a relief to those who were worried about the stranglehold on the party wielded by the cousins, Ngeh Hoo Kam and Nga Kor Ming.

With his penchant for whining in private and then taking up an accommodating public stance at odds with his personal gripes, there were fears that Kulasegaran would accept the olive branch offered by the cousins in the latest edition of Perak DAP’s recurrent internecine battles.

This time, however, the lawyer decided to be resolute...