KUALA LUMPUR: A former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader urged opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to "stop the drama" and step down unconditionally.
Former Penang PKR Wanita chief Aminah Abdullah said Anwar should resign without setting any deadline, judging from the dwindling support for him.
"PKR had a convention in Bayan Baru last Saturday to campaign for the general election but less than 200 turned up. The crowd was lukewarm, too," she claimed.
Aminah said Anwar had easily attracted tens of thousands of people to his ceramah before but the latest incident showed he had become unpopular, even in his home state.
"After the ceramah ended, he left in a hurry. This showed that he did not have confidence that Pakatan Rakyat would win in the next general election," said Aminah yesterday.
Anwar, who is also PKR de facto leader, was reported to have said he would quit politics if he failed to wrest power in the upcoming polls.
In an interview with business daily Financial Times, he said he would go back to teaching if he did not get a mandate.
Aminah also lashed out at Anwar's wife, PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, over her intention to contest a state seat in her husband's constituency in Permatang Pauh.
She said Dr Wan Azizah was "not qualified" to contest as she had yet to come clean about Anwar's alleged affair with Shamsidar Taharin, wife of the party's deputy president, Azmin Ali.
"She should clear her name if she's brave enough."
Read more: Stop drama and quit, Anwar told - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/stop-drama-and-quit-anwar-told-1.106178##ixzz20Oqot3eW
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