Gobala to attend Kita launch

PETALING JAYA: Vocal PKR leader N Gobalakrishnan will attend the launch of the newest political kid on the block, Zaid Ibrahim’s People’s Welfare Party (Kita) on Wednesday.

On the same note, the Padang Serai MP said he had no issues with Pakatan Rakyat or any of the coalition’s component parties.

“My only issue is the Anwar Ibrahim-Azmin Ali (PKR deputy president) relationship and the PKR elections,” he told FMT.

The elections, which critics claimed was riddled with irregularities, had also led to Zaid quitting PKR after accusing Azmin of using underhanded tactics in the race for number two.

Zaid also took Anwar to task for purportedly pulling the strings to ensure that Azmin became the next deputy president. Both Azmin and Anwar had denied the charges.

Meanwhile, Gobalakrishnan, who was slapped with a 45-page show-cause letter recently over his online attacks against the PKR leadership and Anwar, also responded to his latest Twitter posting.

The posting, directed at PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, read: “PKR youth chief has to realize that he is nobody to Anwar compared to Rafizi. Sedarlah bahawa PKR hanya utk kroni2 handsome Anwar. (Realise that PKR is only for Anwar’s handsome cronies).”

‘Why should I quit?’

Gobalakrishnan questioned the rationale in choosing PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli over Shamsul for the proposed debate with Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin on the national economy.

“Who is Rafizi? He is nobody. Why not choose Shamsul?” he asked.

“Anwar has preferences. When it was between (deputy president candidate) Mustafa Kamil Ayub and Azmin, he chose Azmin. When it is between Shamsul and Rafizi, he chooses Rafizi,” he said.

Gobalakrishnan also did not discount the rise of Rafizi to the number two post once Azmin became president of PKR, which was now helmed by Anwar’s wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

The Padang Serai MP also confirmed that he would not be responding to the show-cause letter but dismissed the possibility of quitting PKR and returning to MIC.

“I left MIC 12 years ago. I built the party (PKR) from the ground. Why should I leave?” he said.

by K Pragalath