Dr Mahathir, Daim using PKR leaders as puppets, warns Rafizi's camp

Mohd Farhan Darwis Mohd Farhan Darwis Updated 7 years ago · Published on 13 Aug 2018 9:48AM · 5 Comments

Ijok assemblyman Dr Idris Ahmad addressing the crowd at a 20 Years of Reformasi campaign event in Johor on Friday. He says Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and government adviser Daim Zainuddin are using PKR leaders to bring down the party from within. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, August 13, 2018.

RAFIZI Ramli’s 20 Years of Reformasi campaign is not only targeting opponents within PKR, but also Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and government adviser Daim Zainuddin.

Ijok assemblyman Dr Idris Ahmad, a member of Rafizi’s camp, said Dr Mahathir and Daim have “sponsored” some leaders in the party, to destroy PKR from within.

“I know Dr Mahathir’s evil character, (and he has) Daim’s help. Do not believe them. See how Dr Mahathir and Daim use our leaders in PKR as their puppets to bring down the party,” he said during a campaign event in Ayer Keroh, Malacca, last night.

Without mentioning names, he said “certain leaders” in PKR got lucky when Anwar Ibrahim was fired as deputy prime minister and jailed during Dr Mahathir’s first turn as prime minister.

“We’ve got to see what’s happening beyond, what’s in front of us. During the Reformasi period, a lot of our leaders, who were fighting for the cause, struggled and didn’t have work. But, there was a handful of people in PKR whose businesses grew.

“They got approved permits, their businesses flourished. They got help from hidden hands.

“Who are these people? They are traitors to PKR. Think about it,” he told a crowd of some 300 party members.

He urged the 800,000 PKR members nationwide to recognise their friends and foes in the party, and to vote wisely in the polls next month.

“We need to know who our friends are, and who wants to destroy the party from within,” said Idris, who is contesting a PKR central leadership post and was previously tipped to replace Mohamed Azmin Ali as Selangor menteri besar.

Wong Chen, who is eyeing a vice-president’s post, said candidates in Rafizi’s team do not own “excessive” assets.

“Every candidate has declared his or her assets, and we are anti-corruption. There is nothing to hide.”

He said when he was a corporate lawyer, he was able to own two cars.

“But, our opponents have up to seven or eight cars. Also, my house is not (big) like Disneyland.”

Another PKR central leadership candidate, G. Manivannan, said there are those in the party attempting to thwart plans to make president-elect Anwar the nation’s eighth prime minister.

“Do not allow certain elements in PKR to overthrow Anwar. We cannot allow that to happen. We cannot let anybody concoct plans to bring down Anwar and PKR.”

Malacca was the third state visited by the 20 Years of Reformasi team. It has six PKR branches, with membership estimated at 23,500.

State PKR chairman Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin last month said Malacca PKR fully supported the Anwar-Azmin combination to lead the party.

PKR vice-president Rafizi is up against incumbent Azmin for the deputy presidency. Since Friday, Rafizi’s team has travelled to Johor, Negri Sembilan and Malacca to campaign.

Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, who is looking to defend her vice-president’s post, was not present at the events in the three states. She has appeared in posters supporting Rafizi in his bid for the party’s No. 2 post. – August 13, 2018.

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  • Sounds like PH imploding as we speak , led of course by fractious relationships within PKR , now confirmed as the problematic partner. Anwar and his team , will disappoint the Rakyat again. These guys cant get their act together. Pakatan Hope ( less ) ?

    Posted 7 years ago by [email protected] · Reply

  • Just won GE recently by using Mahathir, and now they are demonising him to get elected within their own ranks? What a bunch of ungrateful people. Try to act like a coalition a bit. Seems like a coalition of hopeless.

    Posted 7 years ago by Luke Skywalker · Reply

  • Something wrong with the PKRs Minority leaders in this country, I think some of those young leaders are just too egotistical towards their own people, of course blaming TM is really out of their mind. TM is no longer younger compare to what he was 40 years ago and today he is 93 years old, I humbly say this to PKRs leaders please dont follow the foot step of UMNO Malays. PH government is just newly born and now PKRs leaders wants to make changes, I think they are to ignorant or naive what are PHs Government are facing. Why dont let the process goes smooth when the coalition just form the government. Guys you must learn democracy is not really workable in this world. See China as examples........so call communist but they are not, compare to USA democracy but they are not too, balance and learn It from this two giants where shall be our destiny be. Why should squabbling now during this unsettled period and blaming outsider who are not even party members?

    Posted 7 years ago by Jacob Chang Sadang · Reply

  • Anwar had better control and put hIs incompetent PKR napoleons before they overboard and destroy the coalition- which took control of the administration to do some good for the people and nation.
    If Anwar lets it be, he is perceived as a weak leader and maybe doesnt deserve to be the next PM, after all.
    Rafizi is a good and resourceful asset but his campaign for the deputy position of PKR maybe getting over his head, and making unwarranted statements against the sitting PM is immature of him and definitely not healthy for PKR and the coalition, PH!
    Anwar, control your pit bull before it does any harm.

    Posted 7 years ago by Thiruchelvam Thirunavukarasu · Reply

  • This election is a farce with such accusations being thrown at Tun M. Anwar's silence, particularly since his daughter, Nurul is aligned to of his deputy candidates, is deafening.

    Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply