KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday (Aug 17) brushed aside calls made by Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin for him to step down as the country's leader.
The Pakatan Harapan chairman in return told Mr Muhyiddin that he should instead focus on his court cases.“I advise him to focus on his court case,” Mr Anwar told reporters after the Residensi Wilayah groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Mr Muhyiddin called for the resignation of Mr Anwar and deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, after PH and Barian Nasional’s poor performance in the state elections. “I don’t agree that some quarters blame the Malays that they were easily influenced by racial and religion ... intimidation of the Chinese and DAP, I don’t agree.“Madani is a holistic concept — the voters don’t see the riches behind the persons they voted for — and I don’t want to blame them but it is our machinery’s and leaders’ responsibility to work hard to explain the Madani policies,” Mr Anwar said.
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