KUALA BERANG, Aug 9 — The strong consensus between Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional (BN) can enable the alliance to retain leadership on the Federal level, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
This was proven when Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and himself were never selective in only campaigning for their respective candidates in the six state elections.
“Harapan candidates are my candidates. BN candidates are my candidates. That is how I look at it. That is why wherever Harapan and BN candidates are contesting, I will go there to campaign. It is the same with Ahmad Zahid.
“We are not selective. We want to have a strong consensus (between Harapan and BN) because if Harapan and BN are united, we can make a clean sweep of Malaysia,” he said during the Madani Unity Tour ceramah programme, at the main operations room of the Telemong state constituency earlier tonight.
Meanwhile, Anwar again vehemently refuted the sentiment played up by the Opposition that the Unity Government under his leadership is an anti-Islamic government.
“They say we are DAP. Who am I following? They (DAP) have 40 MPs. Chinese (voters) support them. So, we collaborate with them. Not that we follow them.
“I am the boss (Prime Minister), Ahmad Zahid is the Deputy Prime Minister. Not possible for Umno to betray. No matter how critical people are, Umno still defends Malay and Islamic principles,” he said.
— Bernama
