Zahid knocks Annuar as ‘a pest’, dares him to quit

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KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has taken aim at federal territories minister Annuar Musa, describing him as a pest and a backstabber, and challenging him to resign his post.

Zahid did not name Annuar. He merely spoke of “a minister who’s not on stage but who has stabbed Umno in the back” and challenged him to resign from the Cabinet.

“If he’s a man, he should resign as minister,” said Zahid, drawing cheers and applause from the crowd. “This is a pest. If it wasn’t for Umno, he wouldn’t be in such a position.”

However, Zahid later said he was confident that Umno ministers in the Cabinet remained loyal to the party.

Although Annuar was not named, there was little doubt about who Zahid meant. Annuar has come under fire from his party colleagues for being too PPBM-friendly.

Umno Supreme Council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has previously accused Annuar, who is a former Barisan Nasional secretary-general, of being PPBM’s weapon within Umno.

Puad said Annuar had been openly hitting out at Umno and Zahid Hamidi to make the party look divided and claimed that Annuar was executing the “enemy’s game plan”.


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