GE15: Muhyiddin's accusations show his desperation, says Anwar

 

IPOH: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s accusation that voting for Pakatan Harapan will Christianise Malaysia is a desperate move, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The PKR president said the accusation made by the former prime minister was to divert from answering the core issues raised by Pakatan.

“They are unable to address pressing current issues affecting the people such as the cost of living, limited job opportunities, no salary increase, and the low confidence of investors to come to the country,” he told reporters at Padang Meru here on Friday (Nov 18).

In a video posted on TikTok, Muhyiddin could be seen giving a speech where he told the public not to vote for Pakatan Harapan as the Opposition was allegedly backed by a group of Jews and Christians who were pushing for a Christianisation agenda in Malaysia.

"Pakatan Harapan is a huge danger,” he had said.

Muhyiddin later issued a statement that the video was taken out of context and was edited selectively.

"My entire speech was about 55mins long. This clip that was circulated on Tik Tok and social media is a limited one minute and 35 seconds out of the whole speech," Muhyiddin said in his statement.

Anwar also urged the people to make wise decisions if they wanted to change the political landscape.

“The people have an alternative to make a reasonable change, for Pakatan to secure a simple majority.

“This will benefit the nation, and is not a mandate for us to squander money, but a mandate to try to change the political landscape,” he said.

On speculations that Pakatan would work with Perikatan Nasional, Anwar said: “First there were talks that (we would work with) Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and now is with Perikatan.

“These are all lies brought by people who feel that they are going to lose if the competition is clean.

“So my advice to voters is all sorts of slanderous remarks will be made, and don’t believe but rely on reliable sources,” he added. - Star