PETALING JAYA: MCA president Wee Ka Siong has dismissed claims that he is part of a group of “rogue” MPs who are attempting to topple Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government.
Earlier today, news portal The Vibes named Wee as one of 10 Barisan Nasional MPs who could possibly be involved in an alleged scheme alongside Perikatan Nasional (PN) to oust Anwar.
“A news portal has seen fit for reasons of their own to write ‘source stories’ alleging ‘fresh attempts’ at toppling the unity government headed by Anwar.
“Anyone else may choose to follow their conscience in writing baseless reports that amount to rumour mongering.
“However, as far as I, as MCA president, and my party are concerned, we have no knowledge of such attempts to unseat the current government.
“Nor would we support such a move that requires any elected MP to ‘sacrifice’ their seats to force by-elections,” Wee said in a statement on Facebook.
Besides Wee, Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu had also rubbished the claims, according to a Malaysiakini report.
“Honestly, I have not heard of any such plan. (The allegation) is baseless.
“There are no such negotiations on this matter. There have been no talks with BN MPs nor any other MPs in the government bloc as well,” the PN leader said.
He added that he was in contact with Bersatu president and PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin every day.
“He (Muhyiddin) has been telling us to work the ground and get the party machinery moving (to face the state elections),” Faizal said.
The Vibes earlier reported that there is a fresh plot to unseat Anwar, involving forced by-elections.
It claimed that the plan is being manoeuvred and supported by Muhyiddin and other coalition bigwigs.
The report also claimed that Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former finance minister Daim Zainuddin will fund the plot as Bersatu’s bank accounts were frozen. - FMT
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