by Theleaders-Online | March 13, 2020 9:31 am
PETALING JAYA: PKR president Anwar Ibrahim says he would not know if Mahathir was still committed to PH.
“You have to ask him, because he may change his mind tomorrow. I hope he can remain consistent,” he told reporters at his party headquarters here today.
Anwar also said his focus is to solidify PH despite uncomplimentary remarks by Mahathir in recent days.
“My patience is legendary, so I don’t think I can easily be provoked. Tun Mahathir has been saying these nasty things for many decades, so I don’t think it will affect my position and the party’s position in setting our priorities right,” said Anwar.
He said this when asked if Dr Mahathir Mohamad is still the chairperson of the former ruling coalition.
Asked if Dr Mahathir Mohamad is still the chairperson of the former ruling coalition he said only Mahathir got the answer.
“For that, you have to ask him, he may change his mind tomorrow,” he quipped.
“As far as I am concerned, what is the position of Pakatan Harapan? Harapan, as it stands today, as we discussed this morning, is Keadilan, DAP and Amanah.
“Bersatu had decided some weeks back to leave (the coalition),” he told the media after chairing the Harapan Presidential Council earlier today.
He, however, said that Harapan is still open for for discussion with Mahathir on the matter.
When asked about Mahathir’s statement that Anwar is liberal, Anwar said he still command a strong support from Malays in his constituency.
He said more than 60 percent of Malays supported him during the Port Dickson by-election, and the majority of them supported him.
“Tun Mahathir rejected me, but I am not sure about the Malays,” he said.
“My patience is legendary. So, I don’t think I can be easily provoked.
“Mahathir has been saying nasty things for many decades, and I don’t think that has affected the party’s position in setting our priorities correctly,” he said.
By: Hema Subramaniam
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