Lee Jun-seok, the day after the injunction was granted, heads to TK... "I will stay in Chilgok and write a book"

Photo by Lee Jun-seok, former People Power Party leader, Facebook

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] On the 27th, former People Power Party (PPP) leader Lee Jun-seok, who secured a provisional injunction from the court the previous day to suspend the duties of Emergency Committee Chairman Joo Ho-young, visited Chilgok, Gyeongbuk.

On the same day in the afternoon, Lee posted on Facebook, "I came to Chilgok. Ahead of Chuseok, I paid respects after a long time to my great-grandfather and granduncle at Hyundai Park Cemetery, and to my grandfather and granduncle at Cheonggu Park Cemetery," along with photos of his ancestral rites.

Lee said, "I will stay in Chilgok, where my family has settled and lived for many years, and write a book. For lunch, I will stop by Chilseong Market to eat. As expected, it is a regular restaurant."

While the PPP leadership plans to hold an emergency party meeting at the National Assembly at 4 p.m. to discuss future countermeasures regarding the suspension of the Emergency Committee Chairman's duties, various interpretations have emerged about the background of Lee's post.

It is seen as an attempt to emphasize his connection with the Gyeongbuk region, considered a conservative stronghold, to strengthen his support base.

It is reported that Lee is reviewing schedules to meet with party members and supporters mainly in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk (TK) region, the party's core support base, over the weekend.

In an additional post, Lee shared a video of former Yoon Seok-yeol presidential campaign spokesperson Kim Byung-min's remarks, who criticized Lee for "always viewing politics like a game," and responded, "Everyone is out of their mind."

Lee questioned, "Now, ahead of Chuseok, even paying respects at ancestral graves is being politically exploited to attack me? Is my family said to have settled in Chilgok 500 years ago to assassinate Joo Ho-young's chief secretary (Representative Jeong Hee-yong) in 2022?"

He added, "I hope to stop hearing such irrational stories on broadcasts. When someone with a serious expression spouts strange nonsense on TV, it means the end times are near," criticizing the remarks.

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