14-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Rafizi, Nik Nazmi skip Pakatan MPs' meeting with Anwar
Rafizi Ramli (left) and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad quit their Cabinet posts after losing the PKR deputy president and vice-president's posts, respectively, in the party elections in May.
PETALING JAYA : PKR duo Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad are not attending a meeting between Pakatan Harapan MPs and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Rafizi was quoted by Malaysiakini as saying he already knew what Anwar would be 'explaining' in the meeting being held at Seri Perdana in Putrajaya.
The former PKR deputy president did not disclose the specific issue, which he said had started to court national attention.
'I was privy to the explanation in the past few months, so I would imagine that the prime minister would explain the same thing. Before this, the issue was not national and the explanation was limited to just a few of us.
'I think that is the reason the prime minister prefers to hold a closed door meeting with the MPs rather than addressing it publicly, because he feels there is some sensitive information that I was privy to in previous months, way back before I resigned (as economy minister),' he said.
Nik Nazmi said he could not attend the meeting as he is in Singapore for a trip that was organised much earlier.
Rafizi and Nik Nazmi had resigned from their Cabinet posts after losing the PKR deputy president and vice-president's posts, respectively, in the party elections in May.
PH MPs started arriving at the prime minister's official residence at about 3.45pm, with Anwar expected to explain several 'important issues' and current affairs.
Anwar also met Barisan Nasional MPs on Friday night, which he said was to clear the air on several current issues, including taxation, the RON95 petrol subsidy, and matters involving the judiciary.
