Dr M never had intention of handing over power to Anwar, says Wan Saiful

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PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was 'adamant' that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should not succeed him as prime minister, says Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia supreme council member Wan Saiful Wan Jan.

PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was"adamant" that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should not succeed him as prime minister, says Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia supreme council member Wan Saiful Wan Jan.

Wan Saiful said Dr Mahathir wanted to bring together the three major Malay parties - Bersatu, Umno and PAS - so that a new Malay-led government could be formed. “But at that meeting, Dr Mahathir suddenly changed his mind. Up until the present, Dr Mahathir has not explained the reason behind this significant change of heart, ” he said.

“According to Muhyiddin, this move saved the party from having to accept Anwar as Prime Minister, which was a situation that neither Dr Mahathir nor Bersatu wanted, ” he said. Wan Saiful added that although the Pakatan parties were united in wanting to defeat Barisan Nasional, the ideological differences between Pakatan component parties were never truly resolved.

Umno and PAS, he added, had also capitalised on the Malay sentiment that Pakatan was not looking after their interests. "Umno and PAS leaders did not just converse with Bersatu through , they also maintained a cordial relationship with Dr Mahathir himself.

 

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