00:00Bersatu President Muhyiddin Yassin says he did not know that former Economic Affairs
00:08Minister Mustafa Muhammad had left the party after retiring from politics.
00:12Muhyiddin, the Perikatan Nasional chairman, said he respected the decision by the former
00:17Jali MP but stated his belief that Mustafa, known as Topa, was still a popular figure
00:23among voters.
00:25Muhyiddin seemed to hold out hope that Mustafa would help PN's campaigns in future by-elections,
00:30saying the former UMNO man could still work with Bersatu.
00:34He also believed that Mustafa did not plan on joining any other party but simply left
00:38Bersatu to make a full exit from politics.
00:41Yesterday, FMT reported Kelantan Bersatu as saying it was prepared to field Mustafa and
00:47make way for former UMNO Secretary General Anwar Musa in anticipation of possible by-elections
00:53for the Guam, Musang, and Jali parliamentary seats.
00:56However, Mustafa ruled this out, saying he had retired from politics and was no longer
01:01a member of Bersatu since September 30 last year.
01:04Separately, Muhyiddin said a Bersatu candidate will represent PN in the August 17 by-election
01:10for the Nanggiri state seat in Kelantan.
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