‘Why fear Syed Saddiq?’ Umno’s Puad Zarkashi bats for Muda

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‘Why fear Syed Saddiq?’ Umno’s Puad Zarkashi bats for Muda as PM’s brother forms new party

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Puad Zarkashi reminded the government not to be selective in approving political parties after the prime minister’s brother launched Parti Kuasa Rakyat yesterday.

Puad who is from the same party as Prime Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob made an unexpected call for the government to also approve the application of Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) founded by Muar MP Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman as a political party.

In a Facebook post, the former Batu Pahat MP noted the emergence of two political parties that shared the same initials — PKR.

“Similar but not the same. Now there are two PKRs. Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Parti Kuasa Rakyat,” he said.

“Don’t let it be that the (new) PKR’s registration is approved, Muda’s is rejected. Why fear Syed Saddiq. Better to approve both,” he added.

Parti Kuasa Rakyat, which goes by Kuasa, was officially launched yesterday by Kamarazaman Yaakob, a former member of the Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia and also the older brother of PM Ismail Sabri.

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