Azmin: I won’t be ‘remote controlled’ by Anwar

(The Star) – New Selangor Mentri Besar Azmin Ali has denied that he will be “remote controlled” by PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim following the party’s failed attempt to install president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as mentri besar.

Speaking to reporters after the swearing-in ceremony at Istana Alam Shah here, Tuesday, Azmin said he is now bound to the oath he took before Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

“I am guided by the constitution and the policies of the people,” he said.

Azmin also said that it was time to “move on” when asked if Dr Wan Azizah would have been “remote controlled” if she had become mentri besar.

“Let’s move on. I have already taken the oath (as mentri besar) and we will work closely with the rakyat,” he said.

Azmin was sworn in as the 15th Selangor Mentri Besar at 10.40am, Tuesday.