Talk of PAS wanting to leave Pakatan Rakyat is “too presumptuous for now,” PKR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday.
He said the views of grassroots leaders in the Islamist party did not constitute PAS’ official stand.
“I do not consider them the voice of the main leadership or especially that of (PAS president) Datuk Seri Abdul) Hadi Awang.
“I know he is very committed to Pakatan. I am optimistic,” said Anwar, when speaking to reporters before a prayer ceremony here.
He said there was no indication for now that PAS wanted to break lose from Pakatan.
“I see that as far as we are concerned, they are still very much committed to Pakatan,” he added.
He was commenting on reports of a WhatsApp group chat in which PAS central committee member Dr Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki outlined his idea of PAS quitting Pakatan and cooperating with several Umno assemblymen to form a simple majority in Selangor.
Anwar said he would not interfere in the matter, which he considered an internal PAS issue.
“We will leave it to the PAS central committee to settle and take the appropriate action,” he said.
