KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today slammed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for attempting to entice PAS into joining the ruling party.
The Opposition leader said he had personally spoken to PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang who reaffirmed the Islamist party's commitment to the oppostion coalition of Pakatan Rakyat (PR).
“Clearly Najib requires some support because his support base is crumbling,” Anwar told reporters when asked about Najib's remark earlier today that he could sense PAS's sincerity in wanting to form unity government.
Anwar also said that the matter will be discussed at a PR leadership meeting next week but admitted that PAS will still engage with Umno but only on specific issues that are of national importance.
Earlier PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa in response to Najib's remark said the party has no intention of joining Umno or Barisan Nasional (BN) but will continue to engage the Malay nationalist party.
“I have been informed in no uncertain terms by the PAS president, and he will give a full view to the Pakatan meeting next Monday that he is committed to Pakatan and will only discuss with Umno leaders if Umno is committed to some reforms including including free and fair election and the judiciary,” he added.
Anwar was also asked about his remark made last weekend where he urged the government to allow Chin Peng to return to Malaysia.
The Permatang Pauh MP has been heavily criticised by former servicemen and their family members for the remark.
“I sympathise with their loss, no way do we compromise our stand on this, but why single out Chin Peng when others were allowed to come back and given financial support on humanitarian and compassionate grounds,” said Anwar adding that he does not condone violence.
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