PKR has confirmed that no date has been set for Anwar Ibrahim’s audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who is undergoing treatment at the National Heart Institute.

Party information chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin said PKR has been informed that the king is still unwell.

“I was informed that the Agong is still not well,” Shamsul told The Malaysian Insight.

He also refused to confirm whether the Pakatan Harapan Presidential Council will meet this evening.

However, he said the PH secretariat will release a statement.

Reuters had quoted a palace official as saying that Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah would be unavailable for an audience for a week as he is in hospital.

“His Majesty has been advised by his doctors to remain at (hospital) for seven days for observation. So until then, he will not have any meetings,” palace comptroller Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin told Reuters.

The meeting with the king is to confirm whether Anwar’s claim of having majority support to form the federal government holds water.

In an earlier statement, Shamsul had warned all quarters against obstructing Anwar’s meeting with the king.

All parties should respect Anwar’s right to present the list of parliamentarians who back him, the Hang Tuah Jaya MP said.

Shamsul also demanded Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin relinquish his post as prime minister after losing the majority.

Earlier today, Muhyiddin said that Attorney-General Idrus Harun has affirmed that he is still the legitimate prime minister.

Anwar had on Wednesday said he has the numbers in Parliament to form the federal government and that Muhyiddin’s administration has fallen.

However, the PKR president did not disclose how many MPs he has on his side when pressed by reporters at the Le Meridien Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Anwar had said he will only reveal the number of MPs who have switched to his side after informing the king. – September 25, 2020.