Not everyone in PKR approves of the party’s move to publicly “name and shame” or expose the alleged wrongdoings of Selanngor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim, including releasing a 91-page dossier on him.

Party leaders are going nationwide, holding closed-door discussions, explaining to local members on the reasons why Khalid must be removed and Pakatan Rakyat’s future with PAS.

On Monday night, Sungai Petani MP and PKR elections committee director Johari Abdul was in Penang to meet with local leaders to hand over appointment letters ( watikah ) to those who won in the state party elections.

But the session, held at Yayasan Aman in Kubang Semang and attended by 40-odd members, also included hitting out at PAS, sources said.

It is learnt that Johari ( right ) had told the group, “If PAS does not accept our candidate Kak Wan (party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Islamil) as the new menteri besar on Aug 10, then our relationship with PAS is over.”

Wan Azizah, affectionately known as Kak Wan, is poised to replace Khalid as the menteri besar.

But her candidacy raises questions based on her leadership abilities as a woman and wife of PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, which Wan Azizah has brushed aside, dismissing claims that she would be a ‘puppet’ MB.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, and to some extent, several other party leaders, have thrown their support behind Khalid, who is in his second term as menteri besar.

So far Khalid is adamant about remaining in his post, for which he has been issued a show-cause letter by his party.

He has also expressed willingness for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, often touted as a non-independent agency, to investigate him on allegations of corruption raised by PKR.

When contacted, Penang PKR Youth chief Dr Afif Bahardin, who attended the meeting, admitted that such a move by top party leaders, including secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to publicly discredit Khalid, as well as Johari’s ultimatum to PAS, were “disturbing”.

‘Washing dirty linen in public’

Afif said some quarters in PKR, including grassroots members, were not very comfortable with such a move to wash the party’s or Pakatan’s dirty linen in public.

“Johari’s ultimatum to PAS is too early to say, it is improper to say that Pakatan will split up if PAS does not support our candidate,” said the Penang executive councillor.

“At least wait until Aug 10, when the PAS and DAP central executive committees meet, and let’s hear their decisions first,” he added.

Afif ( left ) said the decision to install Wan Azizah as MB should be on the consensus of the three parties.

He added that no party in Pakatan should claim to be more dominant than the others.

“To hold people or PAS to ransom, as what Johari did, is not proper, it is not in the spirit of Pakatan,” said the Seberang Jaya assembyperson.

Afif said Pakatan was only seriously formed after the 2008 general election, where the loose coalition won five states, including Penang and Selangor.

He added that Pakatan’s joint policies, including Buku Jingga - the coalition’s manifesto - was born after that election.

Pakatan’s victory was based on the people’s wisdom, support and aspiration to see changes in the country, he said.

“Pakatan is still the best platform for the people, especially in GE14, so it is not proper and too early to urge a Pakatan break-up just because of the Selangor menteri besar issue,” Afif added.