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Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Puad denies Umno-PN backdoor talks
Puad Zarkashi said he would have been the first to object to a proposal for Umno to forge a new government with PN. PETALING JAYA : Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi has rubbished claims that party representatives have been meeting with Perikatan Nasional leaders for talks on forming a new government. He claimed that it was PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man who initiated contact with Umno intermediaries and allegedly offered the party the prime minister's post if it agreed to a plan for a backdoor government. 'But that idea was never brought to or discussed in the Supreme Council. Even if it had been, I would have been the first to speak up and strongly oppose it,' he was quoted as saying by Sinar Harian. His remarks were in response to Tuan Ibrahim's statement that Umno leaders had held discreet meetings with PN leaders to explore 'cross-party movement' led by PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin. Speaking to the media at the Selangor PAS Youth muktamar yesterday, Tuan Ibrahim also reportedly invited dissatisfied Umno members to join PN, likening it to 'leaving a sinking ship'. Puad dismissed the overture and said Umno would not repeat what he described as a mistake of the past. 'Tuan Ibrahim knows full well that Umno will not fall into the same trap again. All of this is just an attempt to lure us in,' he said. 'The idea of Umno working with PAS, let alone Bersatu, is nothing but a dream.' The last time Umno, Bersatu and PAS cooperated was when they formed the government in March 2020 following the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan administration.
Malaysiakini
3 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Puad wants Jho Low back from Shanghai whether 'bear-faced or ox-footed'
Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi has demanded that Malaysian authorities bring back fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, regardless of whether he 'looks like a bear' or 'walks like an ox'. The call came hot on the heels of claims by investigative journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, who alleged that the elusive mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal is holed up in Shanghai, China. 'If true, it is the responsibility of...
Malaysiakini
3 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Puad wants Jho Low back from Shanghai whether 'bear-faced or ox-footed'
Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi has demanded that Malaysian authorities bring back fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, regardless of whether he 'looks like a bear' or 'walks like an ox'. The call came hot on the heels of claims by investigative journalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, who alleged that the elusive mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal is holed up in Shanghai, China. 'If true, it is the responsibility of...
Malaysiakini
6 days ago
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Puad: MPs' revolt against Anwar would outclass PAS' street rallies
Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi today derided PAS rallies as ineffective, suggesting that parliamentary revolt against Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim would carry greater weight. In a Facebook post today, he contended that Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli and his band of MPs withdrawing support would be more potent against Anwar.
Malaysiakini
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Malaysiakini
Puad tells Bar to swap street protests with parliamentary parleys
Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi criticised the Malaysian Bar for holding their "Walk to Safeguard Judicial Independence" protest in Putrajaya, saying it was unbecoming of their image as legal practitioners. In a statement today, Puad said the group should have taken a different approach instead, like calling for a meeting with the government, to voice out their concerns over an ongoing judicial scandal.
