PKR ruckus: ‘Anwar must take full blame’
By Hawkeye, Free Malaysia Today
GUA MUSANG: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim is squarely to be blamed for the present ruckus in PKR because he does not want to assume the party’s president post.
His former confidant, Senator Ezam Mohd Nor, said Anwar’s indecisiveness about formally taking over the party’s reins has sparked a jostling for top posts within PKR.
“Yes! if you ask me, I think Anwar has to take the blame. He has to be accountable for the current infighting in PKR. I doubt the party can close ranks as there are simply too many personalities with a different agenda and diverse political ideologies,” Ezam said on the sidelines of the Galas state by-election campaign.
The former PKR Youth head claimed that Anwar’s sole ambition was to become prime minister so much so that the latter has become blinded to the spat among the various leaders as they jockeyed for positions in PKR’s national internal polls.
Anwar only sees PKR as a short-term strategy as his ultimate goal is to become prime minister, Ezam said, adding that the former deputy prime minister could join DAP or PAS just to realise his aim.
He has set a bad precedent such as when he went around claiming that by Sept 16, 2008, the Barisan Nasional-led federal government would be toppled and Pakatan Rakyat would be able to take over, Ezam said.
This has caused PKR leaders, including newcomers such as Pakatan coordinator Zaid Ibrahim, to fall victim to excessive jostling in the quest for top posts, as the other leaders believe that PKR can take over Putrajaya now, Ezam said.
“Anwar should put a stop to it by claiming the president’s post to indicate that he is sincere in leading the party and to stop showing favoritism to vice-president Azmin Ali.
“Azmin is an ambitious politician so he does not care who he steps on, including his fellow PKR comrades. I saw this coming just weeks after Anwar was released from jail (after his Sodomy I trial).”
