Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang has denied there was a plan to push for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to call for a vote of no confidence against him, dismissing it as a rumour.

Although Tan conceded that there were some “grievances and complaints” expressed by certain party members, they were about how to improve the performance of the Youth wing.

“There is no EGM. The issues have been resolved,” said Tan at a press conference today amidst the Gerakan Youth central committee meeting.

He said that party members had sought to give him “some guidance” since he became their chief only eight months ago.

“It was nothing personal against my leadership. There was a general idea on how to make Gerakan Youth move forward. That’s why Gerakan Youth people do not make personal attack,” he said.

He also rebutted the rumour that his deputy, Andy Yong ( left in photo ), was planning to topple him.

Yong, who returned from Singapore two days ago, also denied that he had told the press about the EGM plan as well as the vote of no confidence.

He said he had merely confirmed that he had heard such a rumour when previously quizzed by the media. Yong also stressed that he had no problem working with Tan.

‘Differences between brothers’

Meanwhile, Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong at an earlier press conference said the internal disgruntlement against Tan had been "resolved".

“Just now, a few Youth (members) had met and I consider the matter resolved,” Mah said after chairing the party central committee meeting.

He attributed the problem as "differences between brothers”.

Mah also announced that the party will hold its annual general meeting on Oct 18 and 19 and one of the agenda is to amend the party constitution to limit the tenure of two key posts.

Should the party constitution be amended, he said the party president and state chairperson cannot hold their posts for more than three terms.

“So Mah Siew Keong cannot become president for 20 years,” he quipped.