The Selangor Sultan believes Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has the confidence of the majority of Selangor assemblymen and has ordered him to make any decision on the post only after August 27, the embattled menteri besar said tonight.
Khalid said those who claim he has misled the Sultan can write directly to the state ruler for an explanation. The sultan is on holiday until August 27.
"Tuanku Sultan has stated that he is satisfied that I have the majority support of the assemblymen when I briefed him on August 11, 2014," Khalid said in a statement issued in state capital Shah Alam tonight.
"Furthermore, Tuanku Sultan has stated that I don't make a decision or announce anything about the menteri besar post until he returns on August 27 for me to have an audience with him," he added.
He said the ruler's directive came after he had communicated with the ruler on the latest developments, including the sentiments among the Selangor assemblymen.
"I advise those relevant parties who claim I have misled Tuanku Sultan to write to His Highness to get an explanation," Khalid said.
Yesterday, PAS's Morib state representative Hasnul Baharuddin and Hulu Kelang assemblyman Saari Sungib declared their support for Dr Wan Azizah, giving her a majority in the 56-member Selangor state assembly.
Khalid has previously claimed that he had majority support in the state assembly, following Umno and PAS's support for him. He had said that he needed one more assemblyman from either PKR or DAP to give him the majority and form the state government. But this is assuming that all PAS assemblymen support him.
Hasnul and Saari joined Dr Wan Azizah's press conference yesterday, as proof that she has the support to take over as MB.
The unexpected move shocked PAS and has called into question the tenability of Khalid's insistence that he has a support of the majority. – August 15, 2014.
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