Separately, Muhyiddin also said he will oppose all efforts for former Bersatu deputy president, Hamzah Zainudin, who is opposition leader, to rejoin PN under a new party.
“If he wants to enter PN, I will say no because once bitten, twice shy. After all that he has done, he wants to rejoin the coalition?” he said.
Muhyiddin also expressed confidence that the majority of PN’s four components – Bersatu, PAS, Gerakan and the Malaysian Indian People’s Party – would not accept Hamzah joining the coalition under a new entity.
Hamzah confirmed on Tuesday that discussions were underway for him to take over Parti Keluarga Malaysia, after he was sacked from Bersatu last month amid a leadership tussle with Muhyiddin.
Founder of Parti Keluarga Malaysia, Khairi Jaya, said that the takeover was “90 per cent confirmed”.
Hamzah, who was former minister of home affairs, was sacked from Bersatu after allegedly breaching the party’s constitution, according to a letter dated Feb 13 that circulated on messaging platforms.
Muhyiddin said he had confronted Hamzah about alleged moves to oust him as Bersatu president but Hamzah denied those claims.
“I don’t trust that name (Hamzah) anymore, I’m sorry,” said Muhyiddin, as quoted in local media.
“How many members have actually left to follow Hamzah? Are they in the hundreds of thousands? How many division leaders have left?” he said, adding that Bersatu remains “relatively strong” after its “clean-up”.
“Not all MPs and assemblymen (are aligned with Hamzah)… the rest remain solid (with the party).”
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