Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor has scoffed at Anwar Ibrahim’s commitment to eradicate hardcore poverty in the country, accusing the prime minister of “using” the poor.
Sanusi claimed that Anwar is all talk, saying the latter does not know a thing about being destitute.
“He (Anwar) talks about the poor, has he ever been poor?
"He is the son of an Umno leader - his father was an MP, and his mother was an Umno Women’s wing (member).
“He studied at Malay College Kuala Kangsar,” Sanusi said in his speech at Perikatan Nasional’s campaign programme held in Tanjong Karang, Selangor last night.
Among others who were also at the ceramah were Selangor PN chief Azmin Ali, former Tanjong Karang MP Noh Omar, Bersatu Women chief Rina Harun, Selangor Bersatu chief Abdul Rashid Asari, Kapar MP Dr Halimah Ali and Pendang MP Awang Solahuddin Hashim.
Over 4,000 supporters from all walks of life, with the majority of them donning PN shirts, flooded the PAS Complex to hear the words of the coalition’s leaders.
Recollecting how he grew up in a hardcore poor family, where his father took up numerous jobs to support his family of 13 siblings, Sanusi asserted that he knows what it’s like to be poor.
“Don’t talk about poverty matters because you (Anwar) don’t know anything!
“You want to eradicate poverty… Don’t have to talk about it, ‘boss’. It’s just wishful thinking,” the PAS election director said.
If Anwar were serious about putting an end to hardcore poverty, Sanusi said the premier should approve the Kedah Aerotropolis logistics hub project.
“Kedah was the second poorest state (in 2021) in terms of gross domestic product (GDP).
“Although we have a lot of products, we don’t have ports. Our products are being exported to ports in Penang, Klang and Singapore. And our GDP had been contributed to Penang, Selangor and Johor Bahru,” he added.
Kedah Aerotropolis
He said he had written thrice to Anwar, requesting a meeting to discuss the project but alleged that the latter refused.
He claimed that Anwar’s refusal to approve the Kedah Aerotropolis project came after the former said he would not apologise for allegedly defaming the Pakatan Harapan chief through his campaign speeches in last year’s general election.
In his speeches in Tambun last November, Sanusi reminded voters of Anwar’s past convictions for sodomy and abuse of power, saying Anwar is thus “morally bankrupt”.
“He is a ‘torn soul’, easily hurt. A prime minister must not be too sensitive.
“You’re not dealing with just one ‘Sanusi’, you have to face 32 million Malaysians, hundreds of foreign countries with their foreign policies against Malaysia.
“You have to deal with the actions of international intelligence that want to influence our foreign policies.
“We must be strong, our soul must be strong. You can’t sit around and be bitter about things,” he added.
The Kedah Aerotropolis is a megaproject that will include the planned Kulim International Airport, and a logistics and manufacturing hub - all of which Sanusi said did not require federal financing.
He previously said the project would be a private finance initiative and fully funded by investments from local firms.
However, the state has been hitting a roadblock with the current administration. - Mkini
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