Prime Minister Najib Razak said the people must evaluate wisely every promise made by Anwar Ibrahim, because PKR advisor merely wants to achieve his ambition to become prime minister.

Najib said the people must recall the big lie made by Anwar when he spread the word that a new government was to be formed on Sept 16, 2008.

sibu by election 120510 najib at hoover mission house "He (Anwar) has made all kinds of promises, because he wants power. I hope the people will be wary about his promises," he said when met by reporters in Pekan today.

He was commenting on the latest promise by Anwar that he would create the post of deputy prime minister II who would be chosen from among the DAP leaders if the opposition pact were to win in the next general election.

The promise is perceived to be a political gimmick by Anwar in an effort to continue to get the support of the Chinese community. Anwar's latest promise was carried by a local Chinese newspaper on May 26.

Najib said: "The people must be careful because his promises may not be necessarily fulfilled. Sometimes he says something to the Malays, while telling the Chinese something else.

NONE "It's up to the people. What's important is that the people cannot accept every promise wholesale because he (Anwar) knows that he cannot fulfill them," said Najib.

He said the people should also realise that Anwar was losing influence among the opposition leaders.

"Even his secretary-general has resigned. So, there must be something that is not right transpiring within the PKR leadership. He has lost influence and his elected representatives.

"If they were satisfied, they would not have defected. The reason is that they are not happy," said Najib.

The prime minister said that was why Anwar was seen to be making various political promises that the opposition leader himself could not fulfill.

'Offering PM post to Indians next'

Meanwhile in Kluang, Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein said Anwar's promise to create a DPM II post for the Chinese showed that the opposition leader was desperate for support.

Hishammuddin said it would not be something impossible if Anwar would also offer the post of prime minister to the Indian community in his attempt to win their support.

"These are mere promises designed to attract support," he told reporters after visiting the National Service training programme at Kampung Sri Lukut today.

- Bernama