Anwar's Return to Malaysian Parliament Gets Positive Reaction from Cabinet Members

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15 (Bernama) -- The re-appearance of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR or The People’s Justice Party) president-elect Anwar Ibrahim (in black, national attire in the picture) in Parliament was warmly welcomed and received a positive reaction from members of the Cabinet. Happiness was clearly seen on the face of Deputy Prime Minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail who expressed her gratitude over Anwar’s return to Parliament today since 2015 when he was Opposition Head. "Alhamdulillah, I am happy because he was once denied the right to contest. Now he is back in Parliament after getting a pardon on the basis of a ‘miscarriage of justice’. “He did not plead guilty, but it was on a basis of ‘miscarriage of justice”, she told reporters at the lobby of the Parliament. Meanwhile, Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said Anwar created history when he was sworn – in as Member of Parliament on Monday. "This is historic. May he play the role he promised, to reform the Parliament, which was included in the Pakatan Harapan (PH or the Alliance of Hope) manifesto," he said. Similarly, Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali said Anwar’s participation in Parliament would liven-up the institution even more. He said Anwar would bring useful input which would strengthen the policies of the PH government. “I believe the Mahathir-Anwar combination will make Malaysia a strong nation in many ways again,” he said. Anwar took his oath as a member of the Dewan Rakyat (Malaysian Parliament) on Monday in the presence of Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof. This follows his victory in the Port Dickson parliamentary by-election on Saturday with a large majority of 23,560 votes. (photoBERNAMA) -- BERNAMA