PKR veep rubbishes claim Nurul Izzah quit over poor anti-graft efforts

 Amirudin Shari says Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim's assumption is way off the mark.

PKR vice-president Amirudin Shari (left) said Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim cannot presume to understand Nurul Izzah Anwar better than her own father.

SHAH ALAM:

A PKR vice-president has rubbished a claim by Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim that Nurul Izzah Anwar’s resignation as the party’s deputy president stemmed from dissatisfaction with the government’s approach towards eradicating corruption.

Amirudin Shari said Nurul Izzah had never raised the matter with the party’s leadership, including during its meetings.

“I refer to the statement by the prime minister, who is also the party president and Nurul Izzah’s father,” he said, referring to Anwar Ibrahim.

“I find it odd that Hassan Karim would presume to understand Nurul Izzah better than her father,” he told reporters here.

Anwar was reported to have said that Nurul Izzah had plans outside the party, but would remain active.

Amirudin also said Nurul Izzah had vowed to continue working for the party and would even attend the upcoming congress.

“Hassan’s assumption is off the mark,” he said, adding that the MP’s claim, which was reported yesterday, was his personal view.

He said any dissatisfaction with the government’s war on corruption had never been raised at the party’s meetings.

“And Hassan does not attend these meetings,” he added. - FMT