PKR secretary-general says internal findings show members left the party due to dissatisfaction over not getting positions.
JOHOR BAHRU: The action by a group of PKR leaders and members to leave the party and join MIC recently has been described as “rather strange” by PKR secretary-general Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh.
She said the party’s internal findings indicated that the move was driven by dissatisfaction over not being appointed to positions within the party.
“I read in their statement that they were disappointed about not getting positions. So I wish them all the best and hope they will obtain significant positions there,” she told a press conference after a working visit to SDS Food Sdn Bhd in Skudai today.
On June 28, former Johor PKR State Leadership Council vice-chairman M. Murugan announced that he and about 200 supporters had left the party to join the MIC Iskandar Puteri division.
Commenting on the call by PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang urging voters not to support Pakatan Harapan (PH), Fuziah said the statement appeared to indicate attempts to revive cooperation between Barisan Nasional (BN) and PAS.
She urged voters in Johor to carefully assess the situation before making their choice in the upcoming state election.
On Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) strategy, which has been viewed as an effort to “fish” BN supporters, Fuziah said the approach could instead backfire and expose internal tensions within the coalition.
“I believe this strategy may have a greater impact on PN because what PAS announced appears to be a blow to its own allies.
“In my view, the situation ultimately benefits Pakatan Harapan,” she said.
The Johor state election sees 172 candidates contesting 56 seats, with polling day scheduled for July 11 and early voting on July 7.
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