‘I would not want to be PM if constitution principles disputed’

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says even non-Malays in Pakatan Harapan do not question it

10:47 PM MYT

 

MUAR – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has stressed that he would not want to be the prime minister if the principles contained in the federal constitution, including the rights of the Malays and the position of Islam, were disputed. 

Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, said therefore, irresponsible parties, especially among the opposition, should not raise the issue in order to intimidate the Malays. 

“Who can dispute Malay leadership, the power of the Malays, Islam as the federal religion, the Malay language, the special rights of the Malay people, the sovereignty of the Malay rulers? No one. 

“Our friends in DAP, MIC, MCA, even in PKR (members) who are non-Malays, have never disputed that, and I do not want to be prime minister if the principles in the federal constitution are disputed,” he said. 

Anwar said this while speaking at the Madani Unity Mega Ceramah programme in conjunction with the Simpang Jeram by-election in Sg Abong here, tonight which was also attended by Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching and PH candidate for the Simpang Jeram state seat, Nazri Abdul Rahman. – September 3, 2023

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