Perkasa president Ibrahim Ali said he did not participate in the one minute silence in Parliament to honour the late Batu Sapi MP Edmund Chong on Monday because he had a problem with his leg.

NONE Visibly annoyed when asked by reporters, the Pasir Mas parliamentarian cited the constant treatment he undergoes for diabetes, which makes him drowsy and plagues him with a numbness in his legs.

Ibrahim stressed that while he is open to criticism, this only applies in issues of importance, not small matters.

"What is the problem? If even this is an issue, then even when I kentut (pass wind) it will become a problem.

"If you want to attack me, do so on proper issues. If Ibrahim Ali is corrupt, abuses power or commits sodomy, then you attack on that.

"If you found out that I have done something wrong that has big implications, you can attack me on that," he said.

Ibrahim proceeded to brush aside accusations that he had shown disrespect to the memory of Chong in the August House, saying it was merely a case of the opposition looking for a "punching bag".

"It is alright if they cari pasal (look for trouble). They have no punching bag, so I feel good also... the more people attack me, I feel stronger and stronger," he said.

PKR will disappear after next GE

On another matter, Ibrahim predicted the 13th general elections to be the last one that PKR will contest.

"Based on my instincts, having been in politics for quite long, the 13th general elections will be the last elections for PKR. I don't see it going further than that," he said in the Parliament lobby today.

Ibrahim also downplayed PKR's role as a credible party, saying it is merely a vehicle to support party advisor Anwar Ibrahim and his goal of becoming prime minister.

"They reached their pinnacle in the 12th general elections, but people are beginning to be aware and the Malays are uniting. I believe the rakyat will not bakar kelambu kerana nyamuk (burn the mosquito net because of mosquitoes).

"This is a current problem, it's purely Anwar's problem. Once his issue is over, everything will settle down," he said without elaborating.

Ibrahim was asked to comment on an Utusan Malaysia report today which claimed that Anwar had made the country look bad during a working visit to Indonesia over the weekend.

To this, Ibrahim said it is not surprising as Anwar would do whatever it takes to achieve his ambition of becoming prime minister, including bad mouthing his own country overseas.

NONE "If he compliments Malaysia, then things may work out differently, and it would become hard for him to achieve his goal... so long as he is not prime minister, he will not stop painting a bad picture of the country," he said.

Ibrahim also attacked Anwar ( left ) for having poor character, equating the latter's criticism of Malaysia to a family member telling "the whole world that your family is no good".

"But he has been blessed with the ability to speak well, so he will use his skill to push forward his agenda," he said.