Hadi says up to him to attend Pakatan Rakyat meetings or not
(The Malaysian Insider) – PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has refused to succumb to pressure regarding his attendance at Pakatan Rakyat meetings, despite being repeatedly hounded by ally DAP to show up at the coalition’s meetings.
“I don’t need to be asked, if I want to attend, I will attend,” he said curtly when asked by reporters in Gombak today on a resolution passed by DAP central committee urging him to show up at the Pakatan leadership council meetings.
He was also non-commital when asked whether he would attend the next meeting.
“That’s up to me on whether to attend or not,” he said.
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng today reiterated his party’s reasoning for wanting Hadi to attend the meetings, saying that the PAS leader’s absence will cause PKR and DAP to play guessing games on which decisions would be vetoed by him.
In a statement today, Lim had said it was untenable for Pakatan Rakyat to operate in such a dysfunctional manner if it wanted to convince the people it could replace Barisan Nasional.
“This is the reason why the DAP central executive committee will wait until Hadi is available to attend Pakatan Rakyat leadership council meetings,” Lim said.
