PKR secretary-general says Anwar offered DPM post....who is credible?

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) today (Feb 17) insisted that Anwar Ibrahim was offered the position of deputy prime minister after the last general election, adding that the offer also came with four ministerial posts.

PKR secretary-general Rafizi Ramli said Prime Minister Najib Razak made the offer as a move towards national reconciliation after the general election with Indonesian vice-president Muhammad Jusuf Kalla as the intermediary.

The offer to Anwar was revealed recently by his daugher Nurul Izzah at a talk in Penang.

Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin questioned the timing of what Nurul Izzah said, adding that she could not be believed.

“We (Barisan Nasional, or BN) were the majority in the last elections, so why offer the number two post to someone who had lost?” said Khairy, who is also Umno Youth chief.

Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan also tweeted: “BN offering DPM post to Anwar who lost all four GEs in a row? Nurul, get a grip of yourself! #Drama”.

Mr Rafizi today said the prime minister’s offer to Anwar hinged on PKR breaking ranks with DAP and PAS.

“Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim brought this to the PKR and Pakatan Rakyat leadership.

“We decided and went back to Umno and said that any national reconciliation must include DAP and PAS as it was Pakatan that won 52% of the votes. So that is when everything crumbled,” Mr Rafizi said.

“Khairy can say whatever he likes, but I do not think Datuk Seri Najib Razak would have confided in him. In fact I do not think Najib discusses any of these delicate matters with Khairy or Rahman Dahlan. So they can blabber on Twitter all they want,” he added.