KUALA LUMPUR - Recent calls for Malay parties from both sides of the aisle to unite and defend the majority community's rights are part of a plot to thwart veteran leader Anwar Ibrahim from becoming Malaysia's next prime minister, several sources have told The Straits Times.
Traces of the plan surfaced on Tuesday when PH issued a statement denouncing Umno MP Hishammuddin Hussein for trying to mastermind a Malay unity government by courting PPBM and PKR, and excluding DAP and PAN from the administration. Datuk Seri Hishammuddin denied the claim. Noticeably absent from the event was Mr Anwar, despite his Malay-led PKR forming the largest party in Parliament with 50 seats.
Sources say Dr Mahathir himself has no part in the plan to thwart Mr Anwar. He had rejected Umno's offer after the congress for PPBM to form a unity government with Umno and PAS, saying Malaysia must have a multiracial government. Mr Hishammuddin responded by saying that Mr Anwar's focus on Umno indicated"he needs our support to become prime minister, which begs the question of whether he is not confident of getting support from his own party".
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