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"It Is Never My Wish To Hold Positions"

by Hana Naz Harun

SHAH ALAM: PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said it was not her wish to hold a position in the state, saying that she was only doing it for the party.

In her winding up speech during the PKR National Congress, Dr Wan Azizah she did not ask to contest in the Kajang by-election or to be nominated as Selangor Menteri Besar, but did so for the party’s struggles.

“Truthfully, this is not what my heart desires, but this is our party’s struggle.

“If this is what the party needs, then I will step forward. If this is the responsibility that is given to me, I will accept, even with a heavy heart.

“This is not what I wanted, I did not ask for this,” she said.

Last week, the Pakatan leadership had unanimously agreed that Dr Wan Azizah, will be the only Pakatan candidate for the menteri besar post.

Dr Wan Azizah had claimed the majority of the state assembly, when 30 Pakatan assemblymen signed a statutory declaration in support of her nomination as menteri besar on Aug 15.

She also called for party members to unite after the recently concluded party elections which had been marred by violent incidences and allegations of money politics.

Winning and losing was nature, Dr Wan Azizah said, and urged members to accept the decision.

“Losing (in the party elections) does not mean you lose in everything.

“Don’t be disheartened by (such) distractions until we forget our true purpose and mission. We have been fighting for so long,” she added.