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KUALA LUMPUR: PKR President Anwar Ibrahim avoided criticism from Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, saying that he does not want to fight the former prime minister.
This comes after the Langkawi MP criticized Anwar for being unreliable for his broken promises, after the PKR president’s claim to have the numbers to form a new government in September last year led to nothing.
During a press conference today, Anwar held the door open to work with Mahathir again to overthrow the government of Perikatan Nasional (PN), saying that Pakatan Harapan (PH) will not base its cooperation with other MPs on parties or individuals, but on principles. .
When asked about the criticism leveled against him by Mahathir, he declined to comment.
“It doesn’t matter, we’ve known him for so long. But for PH and PKR, we are open to any person or party who accepts good governance and rejects corruption and cronyism. I don’t want to fight him.
“Our responsibility is to strengthen the opposition and invite our other comrades to join forces. Whether they want to join us or not is up to them, we cannot force them to say yes. “
He also said that Mahathir’s views could change over time, joking that the former PH president might criticize him one week and say something more the next.
When asked to comment on Mahathir saying that PH needed him to attract Malaysian support in the upcoming elections, Anwar noted that Pakatan Rakyat had managed to get 52% of the popular vote during the 13th ballot in 2013, suggesting that Mahathir was not needed. by PH.
