No Hadi in sight as PKR, PAS hunker down to discuss ‘political future’
(Malay Mail Online) – Top leaders in PKR and PAS are meeting today to discuss their political future ahead of next month’s Dewan Rakyat sitting, but the Islamist party’s president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang was noticeably absent from the pow-wow.
Among PKR leaders seen arriving at its party headquarters here for the meeting were president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, vice-presidents Chua Tian Chang and Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin and Datuk Saifuddin Nasution.
PAS is represented by a three-man delegation led by deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, and included its secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan and elections director Datuk Mustafa Ali.
“[This is] for the future of politics in Malaysia. Because we have a Parliament sitting next month, of course we have to meet,” Shamsul Iskandar told reporters before the meeting.
“We have met Amanah, so today we are scheduled for PAS… It is a usual meeting, an open-ended one,” Saifuddin said, referring to PAS offshoot, Parti Amanah Negara.
