An opposition lawmaker has urged Human Resources Minister M Saravanan to continue cleaning up the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF).

In a statement today, DAP Bagan Dalam assemblyperson Satees Muniandy (above) questioned the recent removal of several of the fund’s top executives, including chairperson Noor Farida Ariffin.

“I don’t understand why the need to remove Farida that hastily.

“If the Perikatan Nasional government is committed to reforms that were introduced by the former government, why are people like Farida being replaced?

“Apparently, it is not just the chairperson of HRDF but some top executives, who (had) initiated an internal investigation within the fund, are also being removed [...] why is there a need for the rushed removal of these people?” he asked...