Kim Jong-min "Chairwoman Kim Eun-kyung and the Innovation Committee Must Apologize in an Official Press Conference"

"Ijaemyeong, Do Something Like D.P."

Kim Eun-kyung, Chair of the Democratic Party Innovation Committee, has sparked controversy with her 'elderly disparagement' remarks but has yet to issue an official apology. Meanwhile, Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Jong-min raised his voice, urging an "official apology."

On the 2nd, Kim said on his social media (SNS), "Chair Kim's remarks are an 'utterly wrong statement' with no room for excuse. This is not something that can be resolved by merely issuing a statement," adding, "She should properly apologize to the hurt public through an official press conference."

Kim Jong-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, is giving a greeting at the National Assembly forum titled "Electoral Reform for Working People" held on the 13th at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeouido, Seoul. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Chair Kim, during a roundtable with young people on the 30th of last month, mentioned that her child proposed a voting method "proportional to the remaining lifespan" when they were in middle school, calling it "very rational," which led to controversy over disparaging the elderly. However, the Innovation Committee escalated the controversy by stating, "There is no need to apologize."

Lawmaker Kim criticized, "The Innovation Committee spokesperson even said, 'There is no need to apologize.' The sensitivity to public sentiment is truly at a serious level," and questioned, "How can the idea of 'voting proportional to remaining lifespan' be logical and rational? Instead of praising (her child), she should have pointed out and corrected it."

He then called on Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung to step in. Kim said, "Criticism and distrust toward the Innovation Committee are growing day by day. Even the drama D.P, which Lee said he would watch during his vacation, delivers a powerful message about the wrong realities and the society that neglects these wrongs, saying 'We have to do something.' As a responsible party leader for the Democratic Party's innovation and future, shouldn't he really do something?"

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