Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail - File pic
GEORGE TOWN: The unity government is intact and functional, the Home Minister says in flatly dismissing a rumoured attempt to topple it and remove Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister.
"I also don't see the claim as a threat and have no plan to respond to it," Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told reporters during a working visit on board the enforcement vessel KM Burau in Penang waters on Friday (April 28).
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The Pakatan Harapan secretary-general said the unity government's focus was on reviving the country's economy and helping the people in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He was asked to comment about a news portal report claiming that 10 MPs, who previously supported Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for prime minister after GE15, were involved in a plot to overthrow the unity government by quitting their seats to force by-elections.
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The portal said some Barisan Nasional MPs were being wooed by certain individuals and persuaded to take part in a “do-or-die mission” to sacrifice their seats and quit their respective parties.
MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong had earlier rubbished allegations by a news portal which said he and other Barisan MPs such as Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias and Datuk Seri M Saravanan were involved in the plot.
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He had said the report was based on unfounded information from sources.
Dr Wee said he viewed the allegation seriously and told the portal to show proof of the claim and to only use verified information.
