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PETALING JAYA: Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has accused Anwar Ibrahim of having rejected the support of Pejuang, a newly formed party led by Mahathir, when Anwar claimed to have obtained a parliamentary majority to form a new government.
Speaking to reporters in Langkawi, Mahathir said this was demonstrated at Anwar’s press conference on Wednesday, where Anwar had claimed that he “had the support of everyone except Dr. Mahathir.”
“Pejuang was rejected (from joining Anwar). (Anwar) said everyone supports him except Dr. Mahathir, ”Mahathir said, adding that Pejuang could no longer support Anwar as the party had been rejected from the beginning.
Two days ago, Anwar announced that he “has the numbers” to form a new government, and that the majority supporting him were Malaysian-Muslim deputies. However, he did not reveal how many were aligned with him.
When asked if Mahathir and his faction of former PPBM MPs are among the MPs who support him, Anwar said: “Not yet. You can decide later, but from now on, no. “
On Wednesday Mahathir said he would “wait and see” if it was another episode of the opposition leader making unsubstantiated claims. Anwar had made a similar claim in 2008 of having gained sufficient parliamentary support and urging then-Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to resign from power peacefully.
