Karpal insists Anwar will be PM

DAP chairman Karpal Singh on Tuesday reiterated that opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be made prime minister should the opposition win the upcoming general election.

He said claims that PAS' Syura Council (highest decicion making body in PAS) was not in favour of Anwar becoming prime minister were mere speculation, "DAP's choice is Anwar Ibrahim and I think in the end PAS and PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) will support the move to make Anwar the prime minister because he is the most qualified," he told reporters here.

Recently, Malay weekender Mingguan Malaysia front-paged a report quoting sources that PAS Syura Council was not in favour of Anwar becoming prime minister if the opposition were to capture Putrajaya.

However, the council chairman Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who is also PAS spiritual leader and Kelantan Menteri Besar, has denied this.