PETALING JAYA: Four groups of die-hard Anwar Ibrahim supporters have urged PKR to sack Mohamed Azmin Ali, Zuraida Kamaruddin and five other party leaders for insulting the PKR president.
Otai Reformasi 98 and three other groups — Jingga 13, Pertubuhan Solidariti Madani Malaysia (MaSSA) and Anak Reformasi — today presented a memorandum to Zara Zahari, the personal assistant of PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, calling for the seven leaders to be thrown out of the party because of their disobedience in organising Sunday’s controversial dinner and for insulting Anwar.
The tension between party president Anwar and his deputy, Azmin, reached boiling point at the PKR national congress in Melaka last weekend when violence broke out between some of their supporters.
Azmin and his camp, including PKR vice-president and Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida, then skipped the congress’ final day to organise a gathering of their own at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
Otai Reformasi 98 — a group which rallied to Anwar’s “reformasi” battle cry after his sacking by prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad in 1998 — wants disciplinary action to be taken against those who sabotaged the national congress in Melaka last week after walking out without any proper reason.
They said the incident had tarnished the reputation of the Pakatan Harapan government.
While the groups also want to see Selangor PKR chairman and Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari, PKR vice-president Tian Chua, PKR Wanita leader Haniza Talha, PKR Youth deputy chief Muhammad Hilman Idham and Permatang Pauh PKR deputy chief Afif Bahardin shown the door after featuring at the dinner, they are especially insistent that Zuraida be held accountable for her speech at the dinner.
“She clearly insulted the party’s president and several other leaders at the dinner,” said Otai Reformasi chairman Idris Ahmad.
“We want PKR to ask the prime minister to drop Zuraida as a Cabinet member because of her extreme rudeness and disobedience,” he added.
Questioning Anwar’s “sanity” and “intelligence” at the dinner, Zuraida claimed that the PKR president’s judgement was affected by the influence of “novice” and “mafia” members of the party.
“If they really want to sack us, Azmin and I are ready. We are willing to be sacrificed for PKR because we want to return it to the right track,” she had told the packed hall on Sunday.
Azmin, Amiruddin, Tian Chua, Haniza and Sivarasa Rasiah (who is deputy rural development minister) also delivered speeches at the event.
People are fed up with all our bickering in PKR, says Anwar
PETALING JAYA: PKR president Anwar Ibrahim today said he wants to see an end to all the bickering affecting the party, saying it is only deviating from their goal of developing the country.
“The raykat, who once placed their trust in us, are obviously fed up of all the statements that refer to divisions within the party,” he said in a statement today.
“All these statements about internal disputes have to stop at once.
“I want to urge all the leaders and party members to provide their views and objections through proper channels, especially the disciplinary board.”
Stating that the party has an obligation to work harder for the good of the rakyat and the country, Anwar stressed that PKR should stand firm in its struggle to eradicate corruption, the abuse of power and improve the plight of marginalised communities.
The rift between Anwar and his deputy, Mohamed Azmin Ali, took centre stage at the PKR national congress in Melaka last weekend when violence broke out between both sets of supporters.
Azmin and his camp skipped the congress’s final day to organise a gathering of their own at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
Today, four groups of die-hard Anwar supporters urged PKR to sack Azmin, vice-president Zuraida Kamaruddin and five other party leaders for allegedly insulting the PKR president.
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