In the letter that went viral, Azhar allegedly confirmed to the King that Muhyiddin had the support of only 100 MPs in the Dewan Rakyat.
Khaled said if the letter was authentic, it meant that the Dewan Rakyat Speaker had confirmed that Muhyiddin had lost his majority, and the prime minister should therefore resign immediately.
“In this situation, the prime minister no longer needs to test his support in the Dewan Rakyat. He is aware of the true amount of support he has.
“Therefore, he must immediately comply with Article 43(4) of the Federal Constitution, which states that he has to resign or advise the King to dissolve Parliament,” he said in a Facebook post today.
Khaled also called on Azhar to come clean over the letter and confirm whether or not it was authentic, saying failing to do so meant that he was not performing his duties in a neutral manner.
“It would mean he has failed to perform his duty fairly and in a neutral manner by intentionally colluding with the prime minister to defend his legitimacy which he has lost.”
He also appealed to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to act strongly and enforce Article 43(4) if it was true that Azhar had confirmed Muhyiddin lost the support to continue leading the nation.
Citing Istana Negara’s letter seeking confirmation from Azhar on Muhyiddin’s parliamentary majority, he said this was extraordinary and showed that the Palace had doubts on the prime minister’s explanation on his support.
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