Plot to topple Dr M' claim triggered Anwar to open fire on PAS

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim chose to remain silent in the face of attacks from PAS in the years since the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.

“I never responded once, because I considered PAS as an old buddy. I am that kind of a person,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur this evening.

According to Anwar, the final straw was when the Islamist party attempted to create a rift between him and Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

He said that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang started spreading the rumour of a plot to topple Mahathir.

"I have discussed this with all leaders (in Pakatan Harapan), no one has heard of such a plan. We are bound by an agreement to support Mahathir as prime minister, so it is not possible to call it off.

"So, there is no basis. And PKR will give our support to Mahathir as we promised.

“Do not try to pit us against one another. This is the work of PAS, that is why I started to tegur (reprimand) them,” he said.

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