PETALING JAYA: Senior Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali's cryptic “numbers” tweet has gone viral, right after the announcement of Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar's defection from PKR.
Saturday, 13 Mar 2021 10:44 AM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar said that his decision to leave PKR was borne out of extreme frustration, following a series of events which happened over the past year. Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 13 ― PKR vice-president and Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar today announced that he is quitting the Opposition party to support Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as an independent.
Dr Xavier said that his decision was borne out of extreme frustration, following a series of events which happened over the past year.
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JOHOR BARU: More Opposition lawmakers are thinking of leaving their parties to join the government but lack the courage to do so, says a Johor exco member.
Johor Unity, Trade and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Dr Chong Fat Full, who is Pemanis assemblyman, said these MPs and assemblymen were aware that being in the Opposition had its limitations where resources are concerned.
“When you are in the Opposition, you lose the ability to do a lot of things for your constituents as there is a lack of funding.
“By aligning with the government, we have a platform and the resources to conduct more programmes and assist the people, ” he told a press conference after handing out financial assistance to 26 NGOs in Ulu Tiram here on Thursday (March 11).
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