PETALING JAYA: Muda wanted to work with Pakatan Harapan in the upcoming state elections but was ignored, party president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said.
The Muar MP was responding to a claim by DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang that Muda was “overhasty” in deciding to go on its own in the upcoming state elections.
He also rubbished Lim’s claim that Muda was unwilling to cooperate with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as unfounded.
Syed Saddiq said the party had submitted three letters requesting for a “simple meeting” with Anwar, who is also the PH chairman.
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“This was despite the fact that his office initially agreed to a date beforehand, but cancelled once again at the last minute,” he said in a statement.
Syed Saddiq also said he had tried reaching out to Anwar and his officers on many occasions through various means, but there had been no response.
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