GE14 | Twenty years ago, Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim were at each other's throat, with the protégé trying to depose the mentor.

But with the 14th general election around the corner, a new chapter has been written on their relationship with Mahathir set to contest under the logo of PKR, the party Anwar set up to fight him.

The PKR "eye" has been chosen as Pakatan Harapan's common logo for the coming polls after the coalition failed to get itself registered with the Registrar of Societies.

The choice, which also sees DAP's rocket logo grounded in the peninsula, was announced by Mahathir at the Johor leg of the Jelajah Harapan tour in Pasir Gudang, tonight.

"I am very happy that something that would have otherwise been impossible has been achieved (today).

"It is my pleasure to announce to Malaysia and the world that Harapan, including Bersatu, will share PKR's symbol," he said.

Mahathir, who was wearing a PKR badge on his red shirt, was then joined by senior Harapan leaders on stage, each waving the PKR flag.

Besides presenting a united front, using the PKR logo means that members of Mahathir's party can contest the 14th general election despite having the party having been temporarily dissolved by the ROS yesterday.

Arriving at the decision to pick PKR's logo was not an easy one Mahathir said, as other Harapan parties found it hard to part with their own "beloved" party logos.

Meanwhile, PKR president and Anwar's wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said it was a “great” feeling to see Mahathir using her party's logo.

"It is a great feeling [...] the most important thing is to show the unity of Harapan.

"It is a blessing in disguise that (despite) the ROS deregistering Bersatu, it shows that we are together.

"This is a symbolic thing that shows Anwar (Ibrahim) in the background when we use the symbol of PKR for Harapan," she told reporters when met after the rally.

Anwar, who is serving jail time for a sodomy charge, will not likely be part of the upcoming 14th general election, which must be held within 60 days from Saturday.

Anwar will be released from prison on June 8.