Anwar: I appealed to Dr M to stay on as PM but he refused to be associated with past regime


PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he had appealed to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to stay on as the Prime Minister in his meeting with him earlier in the day.

The PKR president said he appealed on behalf of PKR and Pakatan Harapan for Dr Mahathir to stay, however, the latter did not feel so.

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