I refer to the letter Penang buses - poor service not state's fault .

I would like to point out one glaring hypocrisy of Gerakan - they are happy to bask in the glory of BN's achievements but shy away from taking responsibility for non-delivery. They are happy to promise 'integrated' and 'intelligent' public transport in their last three general election manifestos yet when they can't deliver - after some 15 years of making the same promise - they try to escape by claiming that they have no power to deliver. What hypocrisy.

If Gerakan want to distance itself totally from its BN coalition partners, the simple way is for it to leave the coalition. No one is forcing it to stay put in a 'marriage' the party finds embarrassing. The writer's argument is typical of Gerakan hypocrisy.

As for the bus issue, after witnessing how KL bureaucracy (the CVLB) and companies (mini- buses) have ruined Penang's once-good bus service, many Penangites are suspicious of another KL company coming to their 'rescue'. The decision by Penang to shortlist its own bus operators - in contrast to an open tender to get operators - has given rise to more unease of political cronyism.

RapidKL's failure to provide disabled friendly, low-platform buses for KL had further poured cold water over the concerns of those involved in Penang's public transport.

With reference to the writer's ignorance that I am the spokesman and representative for SOS, Penang Bus Users Group and Penang Watch (all three of which are members of the 25-member Cepat [Coalition for Public Transport]), I would like to suggest that the only party who is not 'serious' and 'representative' here is the writer himself - who happens to be the brother of Gerakan secretary-general Chia Kwang Chye.

My simple advice for him is: get your facts right and back up your pot shots with sound arguments. Don't let your partisanship blur your rational faculty.