PKR special congress: Party president hits back at political foes
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned political rivals against mistaking his guarded responses on veiled threats against the government as a sign of weakness.
Instead, Anwar said he had chosen to maintain decorum both in and out of Parliament, a stand which he discarded today when speaking as PKR president at the party's special congress in Shah Alam.
"This is my turf, PKR's turf... for the past four months, I have been guarded in my speeches.
"Today I speak as the president of PKR, as a part of the reform movements," he said in his keynote address.
While refraining from naming his foes, Anwar made clear references to former leaders in power.
"Many former corrupt leaders when given the opportunity to lead, squandered the country’s wealth and enriched their family members, they make their children billionaires.
"I will fight them and I will fight them hard!" he stressed.
Anwar also alluded to alleged attempts at destabilising the government, including those said to be backed by opposition parties.
"You want to threaten us with assemblies, corruption probes, you have picked the wrong prime minister.
"I will not fall for such threats. You want to try and seize power? Go ahead, but it will not be easy," he added.
Some 1,300 delegates representing PKR divisions nationwide were gathered at Stadium Melawati for the special congress held ahead of the upcoming state polls, in lieu of the party's annual gathering.
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