DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said the move to reassign Human Resources Minister Steven Sim from organising secretary to deputy secretary-general was not a demotion, but a deliberate step to prepare him for a larger role in the party.

"I made it very clear to him - this is for your long-term growth," Loke told Malaysiakini in a podcast recorded on April 8.

The second part of the episode aired yesterday on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

The transport minister noted that Sim is one of the...