Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s resignation as Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman was not due to pressure from Pas, said the party’s election director Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.
Sanusi, who is also Kedah Menteri Besar, dismissed claims that Pas leaders had exerted pressure on Muhyiddin to step down.
“Pressure from Pas? No,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the Kedah State Land and Mines Office New Year Address 2026 at Dewan Seri Mentaloon here today.
He was responding to allegations by Muhyiddin’s former principal private secretary, Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad, who claimed there had been pressure from Pas leaders for Muhyiddin to relinquish the post.
On who would lead PN next, he said that the matter would be decided only through an official coalition meeting.
“Wait for the next PN meeting to see who becomes chairman. Even if it were me, I would decline. I don’t want it, let someone else take it. Anyone,” he said.
Sanusi added that leadership decisions should not be made publicly without proper deliberation, warning that doing so could create confusion.
“We must meet. We cannot speak individually outside. Discuss it in a meeting, make a decision in the meeting, and then announce it,” he said. – NST
