KUALA LUMPUR: Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan has described Anthony Loke as a principled man, saying his resignation as transport minister was a big loss.
Ramanan said any cabinet reshuffle was for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to decide.
“I am sad. He is my good friend and cabinet colleague. I will miss him.
“But this is his decision and his stand. He is a very principled man. We have to accept it. It is a big loss,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Social Security Organisation Media Awards 2026 tonight.
Loke resigned as transport minister with immediate effect yesterday following the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s decision allowing Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest.
DAP had previously said discussions on a replacement for Loke were premature.
Anwar said yesterday that it was too early to discuss a cabinet reshuffle.