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PETALING JAYA: Mukhriz Mahathir denied that Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, as PPBM president, had originally agreed that the party should leave Pakatan Harapan, saying that his father made it clear that he felt uncomfortable working with “kleptocrats”, in comparison with working with the ruling coalition. .
Mukhriz, who is PPBM vice president, said this was proven by the fact that Mahathir had good ties to PH leaders and chose to remain in the opposition bloc in Dewan Rakyat.
“As the supreme leader, Mahathir said he was not comfortable with any form of cooperation with the kleptocrats at Umno.
“It also reminded him (the supreme council) that any decision made when emotions were high would lead to mistakes that will later be regretted. It was better to calm down, ”he said in a ceramah broadcast last night on Facebook.
Mukhriz was responding to a claim by PPBM chief information officer Radzi Jidin that Mahathir had agreed to the party’s decision to leave PH but changed his stance at the last minute.
Yesterday Radzi said the decision to leave PH, formed after the 2018 general election, and to form a new coalition with other parties, was known and supported by Mahathir.
Mukhriz said Radzi’s claim was based on what took place at the party’s supreme council meeting on February 23, noting that several members of the supreme council had a different opinion on this matter.
On that particular day, he said, many members of the supreme council shared the opinion of party president Muhyiddin Yassin that PPBM leave PH and work with PAS and Umno.
“There was an impulse in the supreme council for PPBM to leave the PH and this was discussed at length in an emotional meeting.
“Many on the supreme council, persuaded by Muhyiddin, really wanted PPBM to separate from PH and work with Umno and PAS. In fact, Perikatan Nasional was mentioned on the day the government would be formed. “
Mukhriz, who is the kiss Kedah menteri, also said he expected action to be taken against him for disobeying PPBM, similar to the excuse Umno had cited when he was fired from the party in 2016.
“That excuse could be used again soon,” he said.
Meanwhile, DAP organizing secretary Loke Siew Fook denied Radzi’s claim that PPBM’s decision to leave PH was due to Mahathir being constantly pressured by PH leaders, especially DAP and PKR, to hand over the reins Anwar Ibrahim.
Loke said such lawsuits never existed.
“If I was really pressured, I wouldn’t be with PH,” Loke said.
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