Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin would also have to apologise for the numerous slanderous claims levelled at the government.
“These claims include that the government is cruel and that it did not allocate funds for Kelantan and a hundred more of such claims,” he told reporters after attending the Asean Law Forum, here.
Last week, Anwar told the Dewan Rakyat that he was waiting for the results of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission’s investigation to determine if three sources of information he had referred to were false.
And if MCMC confirmed that the sources were illegitimate and he had made a mistake he would have “no problem” apologising to Muhyiddin.
Anwar reportedly said that Muhyiddin, who is also the Bersatu president, had questioned the government for burdening foreigners when they had also made significant contributions to the country.
The prime minister said the government had decided on targeted subsidies for electricity and RON95 petrol so that it could continue helping Malaysians while reducing the nation’s fiscal deficit.
Muhyiddin later denied making such a statement and urged Anwar to furnish proof that he had.
Anwar then asked MCMC to look into his claim and take the appropriate action, as part of “upholding transparency and responsibility”.
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