Anwar has backing of many Umno and BN MPs, says Zahid
BY JULIA CHAN
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Following a surprise announcement by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today that he had enough support to topple Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has said that many Umno and Barisan Nasional MPs are also behind the PKR president. “Umno and BN cannot prevent its MPs from supporting Anwar, who is seeking an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to inform him of his intentions,” he said in a statement here today.
Stopping short of stating the exact numbers and naming the MPs, Anwar said they were mostly Malay-Muslim, and that their support was conditional upon his being granted an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong first.
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