Just because wife is PAS candidate,husband was asked to transfer....

The Johor Education Department has attempted to transfer the husband of PAS' Tenang candidate Normala Sudirman from Tenang to Johor Bahru on the ground that he cannot "control his wife".The sudden directive, which orders Normala's husband Makrof Abd Mutalib to relocate to Johor Bahru within 24 hours, was however retracted after the couple (left) protested.

"The headmaster said it was because I can't control my wife, referring to her political participation in PAS," said Makrof Abd Mutalib, who has been teaching in a school in Tenang for the past 13 years.

Met at a PAS event to announce its candidate last night, Makrof told Malaysiakini that he received the transfer notice a few days ago when it was heavily speculated that his wife could contest the Jan 30 by-election for the state seat. Makrof said the transfer notice did not state a reason.

"We confronted the district education department. Normala had resigned (as a teacher). (We told them) they should not act like this (and that) if they did not retract it, we would take it to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission or call a press conference. They then retracted it," said Makrof. Normala, who was a teacher in nearby Segamat, had tendered her resignation recently to become a full-time party worker.

According to Makrof, the transfer notice was a form of discrimination against teachers whose family members are supportive of the opposition. Johor PAS information chief Mazlan Aliman said the department's directive was politically motivated.

Last week, Johor Education Department director Markom Giran was caught on video, openly canvassing for support for BN among teachers in Tenang.A video footage uploaded on YouTube shows him pleading to the teachers present "to help the government win the by-election".

Markom told the teachers to organise motivational programmes for their students, after which they would be required to meet with the parents of the students to identify whether they are supporters of BN or the opposition.

source:malaysiakini

Reason for transfer being - "...transfer the husband of PAS' Tenang candidate Normala Sudirman from Tenang to Johor Bahru on the ground that he cannot'control his wife'"

'controlling your wife' a new BN strategy to defend Putrajaya at all costs. But, can Najib control his wife Rosmah, since Rosmah is now acting like a senior Minister.....

Baca 'Usaha tukar suami kerana gagal 'kawal isteri' di sini.

Baca 'Jabatan Pelajaran nafi suami calon PAS ditukar 24 jam' di sini.

cheers.