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Ex-MP brushes off ‘unfair’ criticism of Nurul Izzah’s appointment

PETALING JAYA: A former DAP MP has come to Nurul Izzah Anwar’s defence following her controversial appointment as a special adviser to the prime minister.

Citing her track record in Parliament, Charles Santiago said the flak Nurul Izzah received over her appointment was “unwarranted” and “unfair”.

Santiago said having worked with her on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement parliamentary caucus in 2013, he knew that the former Permatang Pauh MP would always prioritise the people.

She has always stood for the ordinary man and woman,” Santiago told FMT, adding that when it came to the TPPA, Nurul Izzah was eloquent on matters of intellectual property rights and development issues facing the country, including agrarian reforms to help develop the rural sector.

As an MP, she was always focused on improving the quality of life of the people,” he said, citing the Multidimensional Poverty Index which Nurul Izzah co-developed with a former Universiti Malaya professor.

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