Ex Vp Xavier Not Back With Pkr Sec Gen Confirms

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 Fuziah Salleh responds to speculation after pictures of Dr Xavier Jayakumar at the congress made the rounds on social media.
Dr Xavier Jayakumar had in 2021 announced that he was quitting PKR, to support then prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin as an independent. (X pic)PETALING JAYA: PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh has rubbished rumours that former vice-president Dr Xavier Jayakumar has returned to the party’s fold
“No,” she told FMT in a one-word reply when asked about Xavier’s membership after pictures of him at the party’s Johor Bahru congress made the rounds on social media, sparking speculation.
Separately, a senior PKR leader, who did not wish to be named, said Xavier had applied for a “special pass” to attend the congress.
When contacted, Xavier said he had been “invited” to the congress as a guest.
“I received an official invitation and I was there with other guests, like the ambassadors.
“It was good to be there,” he said, adding that he did not attend any of the meetings at the congress.
Xavier said there is a lot of work ahead for PKR with the general election “just around the corner”.
“As one of the pioneers of the party, I would like to see the Madani government re-elected which would allow Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to implement the ‘reformasi’ agenda that has been discussed for a long time.”
Xavier had announced in 2021 that he was quitting PKR, which was then an opposition party, to support then prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin as an independent.
The former land, water and natural resources minister, who had been with PKR since 1998, said he had become “extremely frustrated” following the events of the past year.
His resignation came a month after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said it was investigating Xavier, following the arrest of his close associate, MA Tinagaran.
In 2022, he joined Parti Bangsa Malaysia, but refused to disclose the reasons for doing so. - FMT

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