“Why don’t you share the wealth that you took?” – PM Anwar Lambasts Past Leaders

There is never a dull day in Malaysian politics.

Recently, PM Anwar Ibrahim said that Tun M was amassing wealth during his time as the prime minister and due to that, the former PM is suing him for defamation and is asking for RM150m in return.

During a Hari Raya open house in Permatang Pauh, Penang on 6 May, PM Anwar challenged past leaders to share the profit that they took during their times in power with other Malays.

Yab perdana menteri, dato’ seri anwar ibrahim menghadiri majlis rumah terbuka aidilfitri malaysia madani negeri pulau pinang di uitm permatang pauh, 6 mei 2023. – sadiq asyraf/pejabat perdana menteri

According to Astro Awani, he mentioned that when they are no longer in power, they bring up issues concerning the unification of Malays.

“I want to tell all these Tuns and Tan Sris who are rich, if you really want to help the Malays, give them half of the billions that you took when you were in power.”

“Tun Daim to Tun Mahathir, I don’t care, RM10-15 billion. If you really wanted to protect and fight for Malay rights then give back what you took to the Malays,” he continued.

The PM has also asked the people to not fall for the narratives that were crafted to create racial hate in the community, “the people must rise and fight for their rights.”

Yab perdana menteri, dato’ seri anwar ibrahim menghadiri majlis rumah terbuka aidilfitri malaysia madani negeri pulau pinang di uitm permatang pauh, 6 mei 2023. – sadiq asyraf/pejabat perdana menteri

“The Tan Sri, the big tycoons, these few people are now planning to disrupt things using racial sentiments, inciting the Malays to hate the other races, using (the) loss of power (narrative),” reported The Sun Daily.

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