00:00An UMNO leader has mocked the political marriage between former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
00:06and Perikatan Nasional Chairman Muhyiddin Yassin, calling it insincere.
00:11UMNO Supreme Council Member Pua Zakashi claimed that the new Ikatan Prihatin Rakyat Alliance led by Muhyiddin
00:16and the Secretariat Orang Melayu under Mahathir showed that the two were not truly united despite their agreement to cooperate.
00:23In a Facebook post, he questioned why IPR and the Secretariat Orang Melayu were formed when PN already exists.
00:31The Secretariat Orang Melayu, founded by Mahathir in June, seeks to unite Malay-based parties under one umbrella
00:37to restore Malay political power and address community issues,
00:41with recent talks involving Muhyiddin and past president Abdu'l-Hadi Awang.
00:46A coalition of 11 opposition parties led by Muhyiddin also formed IPR, a loose coalition in August,
00:52to champion public issues the government allegedly failed to address, including unfulfilled reform promises.
00:59Pua said the move reflected the fragility of unity among the opposition, as too many leaders were competing for dominance.
01:05He said the situation was further complicated by the involvement of non-Malay leaders,
01:10Urimes P. Ramasami and Malaysian Advancement Party's P. Waitamurti,
01:14prompting Muhyiddin to form IPR to attract multiracial support,
01:17while Mahathir focused on uniting Malays through the Secretariat Orang Melayu.
01:22Dinesh Rajereza, FMT.
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