KUALA LUMPUR – Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa has described Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s relationship with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah as “special”.
He said the prime minister always starts cabinet meetings by conveying His Majesty’s decree, which includes reprimands, thus debunking accusations from some quarters that the prime minister is a “traitor”.
“This week alone, Muhyiddin was granted an audience by His Majesty three times, namely, when there was confusion over the amendment to the emergency ordinances on July 28, before the cabinet meeting on July 29, and yesterday.
“A ‘traitor’ would not have been allowed to enter Istana Negara. Only the Yang di-Pertuan Agong knows whether the person is a traitor or not,” he said when appearing as a guest on Bernama TV’s Ruang Bicara programme, which discussed the topic, “Politics: What else after this?”, last night.
On Muhyiddin’s special address today, Annuar said the prime minister had taken an appropriate, bold move to resolve the country’s political crisis.
He said if the political polemic is allowed to continue, it would disrupt the government’s efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Annuar also described the tabling of a motion of confidence against Muhyiddin at next month’s parliamentary sitting as professional and in line with the federal constitution.
Muhyiddin in his special announcement yesterday said he had informed the king that he would prove his legitimacy as prime minister in Parliament by allowing a motion of confidence for him to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat in September.
Annuar also described Muhyiddin as a leader who has extensive knowledge of the country’s administration and who is always committed.
He also stressed that the government’s achievements should be measured by looking at the success of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, which is seeing Malaysia becoming a country with one of the highest daily Covid-19 vaccination rates in the world. – Bernama, August 5, 2021
