LUNAS: Fed up with the party leadership, Padang Serai parliamentarian N Gobalakrishnan has quit PKR with immediate effect.He will not send any official letter to the party secretariat to inform of his resignation from the party he joined on April 14, 1999.
He said that his media and Tweet announcements would be enough for party secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution to accept as his official quit notice.
Citing loss of confidence in the party leadership, he alleged the party was now under absolute domination of the Anwar Ibrahim -Azmin Ali cartel.
“I am fed up with the leadership because it had lost its direction. The party started as refomist movement for the betterment of all Malaysians.
“It is no more the same party now. Azmin (PKR deputy president) is now in total control of the party. He is the puppet master and Anwar (PKR adviser) is just a puppet,” Gobalakrishnan said.
“Azmin now has the money and power to take 100% control of the party if Anwar goes to jail,” Gobalakrishnan told reporters at his service centre in Paya Besar today.
Although for now he would sit as a non-aligned independent MP, he did not rule out joining another party, especially from the non-Barisan Nasional rank in the near future.
“I quit PKR to strengthen my political standing in my parliamentary constituency,” he said, indicating that the party leadership was planning to drop him in the next general election.
“I am open for talks to any party, including PAS, DAP or even Kita.
“They are my friends,” he said, ruling out, however, any chance of him rejoining MIC or any other BN component parties.
“I have no plans of joining BN,” said Gobalakrishnan, who was also the Padang Serai PKR division chief.
Emergency meeting
The division vice-chairman M Ravintharan and secretary S Nagalingam were present at the press conference.Nagalingam said that current deputy chief Johari Ismail would take over from Gobalakrishnan as the division acting chairman.
He said the division committee would hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to decide on the next course of action following Gobalakrishnan’s shock resignation.
Gobalakrishnan was involved in a political bust-up with the current party leadership following his outburst against the Anwar- Azmin cartel.
He was issued a 45-page show-cause letter for his trouble.
The vocal parliamentarian made it clear today that he was upset with the way Azmin and his gang manipulated and cheated the party election held late last year.
Gobalakrishnan said the party was now in disarray due to Anwar’s inability to control Azmin.
He said the current party leadership was on a membership-cleansing drive to get rid of all internal opposition, including himself and former vice-president Mustapha Kamil Ayub.
Divide-and-rule policy
Gobalakrishnan said that PKR was not a “parti refomasi”, but a party only interested in taking care of the interests of Anwar, Azmin and their families.
“I expect more frustrated people to quit the party… but the party leaders would not be bothered about it.
“They would sideline and banish anyone who is against the current leadership helmed by Azmin,” said Gobalakrishnan.
He said that the Anwar-Azmin team had always adopted a divide-and-rule policy in running the party.
“They have divided and ruled the Malays, Indians, Kadazans and Ibans merely to safeguard their political positions and interests,” he said.
Gobalakrishnan dismissed PKR accusations that he had been bought over by other political parties.
“Ask Anwar whether I can be bought over or not. He should know better,” he said.
Gobalakrishnan is disappointed that he had not been appreciated even though he had worked hard and sacrificed his precious family hours and money for the party for past 12 years
He said that the troubles in PKR have undermined Pakatan’s chances of capturing the federal government in the 13th general election.
He warned that the situation would become worse if Anwar goes to jail and Azmin takes over PKR officially as the party supremo.
He claimed that Azmin is just waiting for Anwar to go to jail to helm PKR.
“However, will other Pakatan allies and leaders accept Azmin as their leader?
“With the way things are going now, I am not convinced that Pakatan can capture Putrajaya,” he said.
Divide-and-rule policy
Gobalakrishnan said that PKR was not a “parti refomasi”, but a party only interested in taking care of the interests of Anwar, Azmin and their families.
“I expect more frustrated people to quit the party… but the party leaders would not be bothered about it.
“They would sideline and banish anyone who is against the current leadership helmed by Azmin,” said Gobalakrishnan.
He said that the Anwar-Azmin team had always adopted a divide-and-rule policy in running the party.
“They have divided and ruled the Malays, Indians, Kadazans and Ibans merely to safeguard their political positions and interests,” he said.
Gobalakrishnan dismissed PKR accusations that he had been bought over by other political parties.
“Ask Anwar whether I can be bought over or not. He should know better,” he said.
Gobalakrishnan is disappointed that he had not been appreciated even though he had worked hard and sacrificed his precious family hours and money for the party for past 12 years
He said that the troubles in PKR have undermined Pakatan’s chances of capturing the federal government in the 13th general election.
He warned that the situation would become worse if Anwar goes to jail and Azmin takes over PKR officially as the party supremo.
He claimed that Azmin is just waiting for Anwar to go to jail to helm PKR.
“However, will other Pakatan allies and leaders accept Azmin as their leader?
“With the way things are going now, I am not convinced that Pakatan can capture Putrajaya,” he said.
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