by Sheridan Mahavera
The Malaysian Insider
September 07, 2013
By his own admission, Anthony Loke Siew Fook “ditakdirkan” to join the DAP.
“I started being interested in current affairs since I was in primary school,” says the 36-year-old Seremban native who went to St Paul’s primary and secondary schools.
His father was a DAP member, his nanny’s husband was a member, while his other family members and neighbours were all supporters. A teenage Loke also looked on DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang as a hero.
This was more than two decades ago, when opposition parties and their members were considered eccentric.
“Next to my father’s old shop in Temiang was a newspaper vendor. I remember squatting there everyday to read Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian and (the now defunct) Watan.
“That was at a time Utusan was critical and balanced,” laughs Loke, saying his favourite sections were politics and sports.
“I always read the politics section first”. Continue reading “A DAP man tells how Malaysia’s future “is tied to the BN””