PKR Youth wants the historic handshake between the party’s de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to be a cause for unity, not disunity, among the party’s rank.

When contacted, the party’s national Youth deputy chief Dr Afif Bahardin said that Umno leaders, who appear to dismiss the event with various comments, were now worried that the two sworn enemies 18 years ago have met.

“This is such a memorable event that Umno leaders are now worried; they do not know what to do because it is difficult to find another event to match what happened on Sept 5,” Afif told Malaysiakini.