PENANG, Dec 20 – Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has no plans to replace Mohamad Fairus Khairuddin as the state Deputy Chief Minister of Penang, said party de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He said PKR had no plans to appoint anybody else in the Pakatan-led Government as alleged by some blog reports.
Anwar was responding to alleged blog reports that claimed a delegation comprising several former staff of Fairus' office had met and urged Anwar to sack Fairus and replace him with someone more competent.
“Anyone can voice their views and opinions but as far as I am concerned, there is not going to be any change in the Pakatan-led government,” he told reporters after attending a local futsal tournament in Seberang Jaya, here today.
It is learnt that the state PKR would hold a meeting tonight and the Fairus issue is expected to be among topics discussed.
The blog reports, believed to be tacitly supported by several state PKR leaders, had allegedly attacked Fairus continuously with various allegations of non-performance since he assumed office after the political tsunami on March 8 saw the opposition wrest control of Penang from BN.
Meanwhile, on the cabinet's decision to postpone the sale of the National Heart Institute (IJN) to Sime Darby, Anwar said it was a “heartless political gimmick” by the Barisan Nasional ahead of the Kuala Terengganu by-election next month.
He said the Umno-led Federal government would go ahead with the privatisation plan after the crucial by-election in the east-coast state on Jan 17.
“The postponement is a mere political ploy to avert a voter backlash in Kuala Terengganu,” he said. – Bernama
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