Anwar: I won't entertain sore losers
Anwar Ibrahim has downplayed the criticism levelled against him by Zaid Ibrahim, who has starkly told him to step down as PKR de facto leader.
Anwar Ibrahim has downplayed the criticism levelled against him by Zaid Ibrahim, who has starkly told him to step down as PKR de facto leader.
At the same time, he questioned if this is linked to a "concerted campaign” to discredit him as Opposition Leader.
"That is his (Zaid’s) personal opinion. If there is consensus from the leadership then I would take heed, but I’ve never heard of this before," said Anwar when asked to comment on Zaid’s stinging remarks at a press conference earlier today ( above ).
Speaking to reporters in the Parliament lobby this afternoon, Anwar said he would not want to entertain remarks made by Zaid in anger.
He also questioned the ‘suspicious’ timing of the attack against himself and party veep Azmin Ali.
"As you know there is a concerted campaign in Utusan (Malaysia) using ex-Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainal Abidin and the daily's editorial, asking me to resign.
"I don't know if this is a part of that. I don't know, but there is a concerted effort to get Anwar out.”
He also said that, if the call for his resignation comes from within Pakatan Rakyat, he might consider it.
However, he will not entertain attacks from "outside parties" and "sore losers".
Utusan
recently ran an article by Mohd Asri (
left
), calling on Anwar and all “dinosaur” leaders to leave the arena of politics.
Yesterday, Zaid abruptly pulled out of the deputy presidential race in the ongoing PKR polls and also quit all his party posts citing disillusionment with the electoral process and absence of action on his allegations of irregularities.
