Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali has denied that PKR forced him to sign an undated resignation letter prior to assuming the post.

"No, no, that’s not true," he told reporters at the Kg Raja Uda mosque in Klang today.

Azmin said this when asked about a purported email exchange between PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, secretary-general Rafizi Ramli and Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad posted on Malaysia Today .

Malaysia Today is a blog run by blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin.

In the email dated Sept 19, Rafizi had allegedly proposed that Azmin sign the undated resignation letter for the party to use, should he disobey directives.

This included the appointment of excos, and cooperation with other Pakatan Rakyat partners in the state.

Should Azmin refuse to toe the party line, the email stated that PKR has a right to put a date on the resignation letter and force him to quit.

The allegedly leaked conversation further stated that only when Azmin signs the letter, would PKR and DAP support his appointment as menteri besar.

This, the email stated, would show the rakyat that Anwar is still calling the shots and is the real power behind Selangor.

Meanwhile Azmin also denied that Rafizi was appointed as PKR secretary-general in order to "control him".

"No, that is the party's decision," he said.

Azmin was not PKRs choice to become Menteri Besar, and his appointment was the sultan's decision.

The party had originally backed its president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to replace Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, who was sacked from PKR.

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