PKR president Anwar Ibrahim told party members today who regarded him as a failure for not being able to become prime minister to find a new president.
In his policy speech at PKR National Congress, Anwar said he could have been the prime minister last year with the support of Umno MPs, including those facing criminal trials, but backed off as he not willing to compromise his principles.
"There are those who said I have failed as a leader.
"(To these people), you listen here. If you wish to see me succeed by succumbing to the corrupt, then you go and find another person to be your party president," he said to the loud cheers of party delegates at the congress venue in Shah Alam.
Anwar earlier told the congress of how close he was about to be made prime minister last year as 15 Umno MPs had also agreed to support him on top of the 105 opposition MPs.
However, the opposition chief said he had to pull the handbrake at the last minute when several Umno leaders facing criminal trials allegedly asked him to agree to close their cases.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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