KLUANG: PKR candidate for the Layang-Layang state seat Dr Maszlee Malik (pic) has denied rumours that he’s the Johor Mentri Besar candidate ought to the social gathering and Pakatan Harapan (PH) be given the mandate within the coming state election.
“That’s removed from the reality. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PKR president) by no means touched on the difficulty of mentri besar.
“He solely requested for my vote and assist for PKR and PH to take Johor to a better stage,” he informed reporters after holding a ceramah (discuss) on the Layang-Layang state legislative meeting PKR operations room right here Thursday (March 3).
Maszlee, who joined PKR final November, stated this when commenting on Anwar’s earlier ceramah which acknowledged that there was a motive PKR was fielding the Simpang Renggam MP as a candidate within the Johor polls, thus giving an impression that he (Maszlee) is the coalition’s candidate for the mentri besar put up.
Maszlee additionally apologised to Simpang Renggam voters for not being in a position to fulfil all of Pakatan’s guarantees made in the course of the 14th General Election after it may solely govern the nation for 22 months.
The former Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) member stated he didn’t bounce social gathering and, in actual fact, Bersatu betrayed him by “casting him out” as a result of he didn’t agree with the social gathering leaving Pakatan and forming a brand new alliance with Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Maszlee will probably be concerned in a four-cornered battle with Ok. Alagathiran of PN, Abdul Mutalib Abd Rahim of Barisan Nasional and Ahmad Shafiq Othaman of Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) for the Layang-Layang state seat. – Bernama
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