KUALA LUMPUR: PKR supreme council member Zaid Ibrahim has refuted reports of him eyeing the deputy presidency position in the party, saying that it is completely untrue.
Reiterating his stand, Zaid said his sole political mission is to help strengthen Pakatan Rakyat by shaping and communicating its policies in a way that will garner more support among the people.
“I have no interest in PKR's internal affairs and who is holding what post,” he wrote in his latest blog posting.
“But I think everyone should be concerned if there is any turbulence within PKR that becomes a threat to Pakatan,” he added.
According to an earlier report on another news portal, a party insider claimed that Zaid was tipped to run against the PKR vice-president Azmin Ali for the role of deputy presidency in the December party polls.
The party insider also alleged that both Azmin and PKR strategist Tian Chua were engaged in a tug-of-war to get Zaid on their camp in order to vanquish the other side and push their agenda later this year.
Responding to the claims, Zaid said: “I will not be contesting for any position within PKR but I am fully prepared to help the party for as long as my assistance is required.”
“Having said that, I also believe that any such matters within PKR should be handled by the party's leaders and should not become my personal concern.”
Meanwhile Azmin has admitted that there are differences among individuals within PKR, but denied there were camps or factions within the party.
Zaid was recently defeated in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election. His defeat sparked off talks that he was allegedly sabotaged by his own party people who feared that he be closer to become party leader Anwar Ibrahim's heir in leading the party.
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