PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's former assistant press secretary has given his take on what actually happened behind the scenes during the week-long political upheaval that the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan government and Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin becoming the nation's eighth Prime Minister.
Adam Mukhriz Mohd Muhayeddin said contrary to views that there would be a crisis at the Pakatan presidential council meeting on Friday , it had ended uneventful and noted that the Pakatan downfall actually started on the fateful Sunday of Feb 23.
He said they were Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, Dr Maszlee Malik, Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Abu Bakar Yahya, Datuk A. Kadir Jasin and Ulya Husamudin. "Before this, to them they all saw Dr Mahathir as the most evil person. To them, they felt that it was Dr Mahathir who had planned it all. The backdoor government or the Sheraton Move.
"Actually the Pakatan government had already fallen. He did not want to become the prime minister for a Umno government. He also resigned as the Bersatu chairman as he did not agree with the stance that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin made," he said. When the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had met one on one with all the politicians, Adam Mukhriz said the Agong then notified Dr Mahathir that there was no clear majority.
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