PH WILL NOT WORK WITH MUHYIDDIN, SAYS DAP
Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim reportedly said on Thursday that the opposition coalition was open to talks on cooperation with PN’s Mr Muhyiddin as well as former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad.
When asked if he would consider working with Mr Muhyiddin and Dr Mahathir, Mr Anwar said that PH would align itself with those who are against corruption and abuse of power.
“Whoever agrees, they can come and talk to us,” he said at a press conference at Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) headquarters.
“The door is wide open.”
Mr Lim Guan Eng, chairman of PH component party Democratic Action Party (DAP), subsequently clarified that Mr Anwar was misquoted and that PH will not be cooperating with Mr Muhyiddin.
Mr Muhyiddin had in February 2020 pulled Bersatu out of PH and worked with UMNO to topple the PH administration in a political manoeuvre known as the “Sheraton Move”.
“The PH presidential council had previously decided not to cooperate with either PN or Muhyiddin because of his prominent ‘traitor’ role in the Sheraton Move, betraying the mandate of the rakyat (people) and forming a backdoor government with UMNO, MCA, MIC and PAS,” said Mr Lim in a statement.