PKR president Anwar Ibrahim tells party delegates to stop complaining and focus on defending the party’s struggle against corruption and division.
GOMBAK: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has issued a stern warning that there is no place in the party for individuals who constantly complain, whine or undermine the organisation.
He said PKR only needs leaders and members who are willing to work, go to the ground and defend the party’s struggle.
“If you want to fight, then fight. Don’t be good at whining. You don’t even have a branch, yet you make noise everywhere.”
Anwar was speaking to PKR delegates at the closing of the PKR Selangor Convention yesterday.
Anwar stressed that the party was founded as a movement of struggle, not as a platform to seek positions or vent personal dissatisfaction.
He said the country is currently facing major challenges, including corruption, abuse of power and social fragmentation, and as such, the entire party machinery must remain focused on the work at hand.
“There is still a lot of work to be done. If you are not prepared to work, then leave,” he said, without naming any individual.
Anwar also rejected a culture of internal attacks and insinuations, which he said would only weaken the party from within.
“A little provocation here, a little threat there, that will not bring about change.”
He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to cleaning up the country regardless of political risks.
“Now is the time. When else?”
Anwar’s administration has come under heavy criticism from both within and outside the government, including from leaders within his own party – notably former PKR deputy president and former Cabinet minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli, who lost the PKR party election last year to Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah.
Anwar also criticised the attitude of certain leaders who frequently champion racial and religious causes but fail to demonstrate integrity when in power.
“When they had power, they did nothing. Once they lost power, they started shouting.”
He added that PKR would not bow to pressure from those seeking to protect narrow interests by exploiting racial and religious issues.
“We look after Malays, we look after Chinese, we look after Indians. We look after Malaysians.”
