PETALING JAYA: Perikatan Nasional will hold an emergency meeting on Monday (June 22) to discuss the way forward for the opposition pact including the use of logo for the state polls and coalition’s party membership.
Perikatan secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, in a meeting notice dated June 18 sighted by The Star, said that the supreme council meeting will be held at 8.30pm on June 22 at the PAS headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Perikatan membership is stated as the agenda item for the meeting.
When contacted, Perikatan information chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa confirmed that the meeting will be held tomorrow.
Malaysian Indian People's Party (MIPP) president P. Punithan said the meeting will discuss the way forward for the coalition.
“Yes, the Perikatan meeting will discuss the Johor and Negri Sembilan polls, the Perikatan logo and the way forward,” he said when contacted.
Meanwhile, Perikatan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar was quoted by news reports as saying that it is up to Bersatu whether it wants to remain with Perikatan.
“Among the agenda is the membership in Perikatan. But it is up to Bersatu. As of now, the composition of Perikatan remains as it is,” he reportedly said after a meeting in Temerloh, Pahang on Sunday(June 21).
The emergency meeting comes amidst a tussle between PAS and Bersatu over the coalition's leadership.
State polls will be held on July 11 for Johor and Aug 1 for Negri Sembilan.
