KUALA LUMPUR - Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leadership's recent statement against the Malay supremacy concept was only to divert public attention from the party's serious internal problems, said Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
He said the people should be wary of the statement as it was also aimed at garnering non-Malay support.
"As there are Chinese and Indians in PKR, the party leaders want to please them as they hope to capitalise on the issue in the next general election," he said after witnessing the signing of contracts for players of the Malaysian Armed Forces team in the Malaysian Football League's coming season, here Monday.
Zahid was referring to PKR president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail's keynote address at the party's 7th Annual National Congress on Saturday, in which she said the Malay supremacy concept should be abandoned so that the younger generation would grow up with the vision of "honourable nation" or "honourable Malay".
He said the statement was aimed at scoring points with the people as the party was faced with allegations of fraudulent practices during its election to the central leadership council.
On the promise by PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang would be made deputy prime minister if the opposition pact wins the 13th general election, Zahid said Lim should not be daydreaming about Anwar's sweet promise.
"Enough of Sept 16, when Anwar tried to be the champion...to be prime minister, to take Putrajaya, but Sept 16 already came and went twice.
"I think with the court case he's facing now and his flip-flopping on various issues, the people will reject him," he said.
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