GE15: I was joking about sackings, says Ismail Sabri over quote on Perikatan ministers


KEPALA BATAS: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaacob has made light of his previous statement that he should have sacked 12 Perikatan Nasional ministers from the Cabinet for sending a letter to the King objecting to the dissolution of Parliament.

He said his remark was taken out of context and he was merely kidding when he made the remark.

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