Let’s not allow ourselves to be backstabbed again, says Pakatan chief

Mohd Farhan Darwis Mohd Farhan Darwis Updated 3 years ago · Published on 5 Jul 2020 10:00AM · 6 Comments

Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim tells his allies to stand together instead of relying on others who will eventually betray them. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 5, 2020.

ANWAR Ibrahim has urged his Pakatan Harapan allies to stand united and not depend on other parties who will eventually betray them.

Without naming anyone but clearly referring to Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the PKR president added that PH should not allow itself to again be led astray by the person who had resigned without consulting anyone in the pact.

He said the remaining pact partners – PKR, DAP and Amanah – have not fallen out over the selection of the prime ministerial candidate.

“In the PH scheme of things, if we want to remain together, we will have to stick to our aims and struggle.

“We should not allow the spirit with PH to be dismantled. Let us not do things as if we are forced to rely on someone who will only backstab us again, as has happened before.

“Simply resigning without referring to anyone (in PH), causing so much of confusion, ignoring our principles and manifesto, and so much more,” he said yesterday night on Facebook Live.

The Port Dickson MP said PH should reset by strengthening the pact as well as its member parties.

PH is in turmoil over who to appoint as its prime ministerial candidate.

While DAP and Amanah are ready to accept Dr Mahathir again as the PM candidate, PKR is firmly against the idea and has proposed Anwar instead for the position.

Dr Mahathir subsequently proposed Warisan president Shafie Apdal for the role but this was again rejected by PKR.

DAP and Amanah have indicated that they will approve Shafie’s candidacy if the PH leadership council agreed.

Anwar yesterday stressed that PH should not give in to such proposals.

“PKR has given its view. We must stick to the people’s mandate from the 2018 general election.

“We can’t just allow changes like this to be made as one likes. We can’t just name anyone (as the PM candidate). This is not our way,” he said.

Dr Mahathir’s faction that consists of 5 MPs are no longer in Bersatu but are aligned with PH, while Warisan is also not a part of the pact. – July 5, 2020.

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  • yep. right on. leave mamak alone and play wt cucu

    Posted 3 years ago by . . · Reply

  • Hope is coming now that DSAI begins to voice like a leader. Tahniah

    Posted 3 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • At last hes taking a stand. Good for him. Mahathir has done enough damage. Cant trust him ever again!

    Posted 3 years ago by D Ji · Reply

  • TB Mat Sabu, Guan Eng hold fast to PH. Forget TM and Shafie.

    Posted 3 years ago by Thomas Samuel · Reply

  • This is not about the PM candidate but taking back the Rakyat's mandate from the backdoor PN Govt. Anwar is trying to put the blame on Tun when Anwar is the stumbling block. Why should TUN consult Anwar before resigning. He resigned because he has lost support even from his own party. That is the right thing to do in a parliamentary democracy isn't it? Or do we need to conform to PKR's form of democracy?.

    When the Agong was interviewing all the MPs as to who they would support for PM, Pakatan Harapan, lead by PKR nominated Anwar knowing full well that TUN had the majority support when GPS initially supported TUN which together with PH and Warisan would have had a comfortable majority to be returned as PM.

    Today, the reality is GPS has spun Anwar's efforts to get its support, so he is unable to get majority support yet he is not agreeable for TUN to attempt to get majority support. What have we got to lose? If TUN is unable to get Majority support, then we are no worse than where we are now.

    This mess is squarely on Anwar and PKR operatives who are set on their man to be PM. TUN is even bending backwards by taking himself out of the equation by proposing YB Shafie, the first potential East Malaysian PM candidate. It appears that Anwar is not giving way either. I hope and will be happy to be proven wrong in a few days time.

    Posted 3 years ago by Super Duper · Reply

    • Stop spinning and twisting. PH won GE14 carrying hopes of the people. M as PM ran the PH government contrary to the hopes of the people. Betraying trust and reneging on promises. His actions and behaviors helped sowed the seed of treachery. PH must regroup and reset without the great divider

      Posted 3 years ago by NA Bayezid · Reply