PETALING JAYA: After resigning as Economy Minister, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli says he will announce his plans once the dust settles from recent events.
Rafizi said he began his leave on Wednesday (May 28) and is currently busy replying to messages and having discussions on X.
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“I have planned what to focus on after this. But let everyone calm down…
“I will update here in future,” he said on X on Friday (May 30).
The former PKR deputy president also pointed out that the strength of the country lies in its people.
“The biggest potential lies in regular people. We have to go back to harnessing this potential,” he wrote.
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A day after the 46th Asean Summit and Related Summits concluded, Rafizi and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad tendered their resignations from the Economy and Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability portfolios respectively.
At the PKR central leadership elections on May 23, Rafizi lost his party post to president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's daughter Nurul Izzah.
Nik Nazmi was unsuccessful in his bid for one of the four vice presidents' posts.
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Rafizi had said his resignation would take effect from June 17, and that he will be on annual leave from Thursday (May 29) to June 16.
Nik Nazmi said his resignation takes effect from July 4 and that his leave would start on Thursday.
Also on Thursday, Prime Minister Anwar said he was not considering a Cabinet reshuffle yet despite the resignations.
“They are still on leave. We cannot replace ministers who are currently on leave," he told the media after the Prime Minister's Department monthly assembly in Putrajaya.
