KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 - Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that the meeting with Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohamad amid speculation of a government change was “very emotional.”
The former Penang chief minister only gave a one-line reply when asked about his meeting with Dr Mahathir, at the latter’s residence.
“It was a very emotional meeting, “ Lim said, before being escorted away to the meeting room at the DAP headquarters here.
The meeting today was attended by all DAP elected representatives, according to a source privy to the meeting details.
PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim earlier left the Putra Perdana Complex without meeting Dr Mahathir.
Anwar was scheduled to meet Dr Mahathir at his office at Putra Perdana at 9:30am today.
Prior to Anwar, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Lim and Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu had arrived at the complex, also for a meeting with Dr Mahathir.
The federal ministers had arrived at the complex to attend a national development meeting that is supposed to be chaired by Dr Mahathir, scheduled to start at 11am.
However, Dr Mahathir was reportedly not present at Putra Perdana.
Anwar was seen entering the Putra Perdana Complex at 9:26am.
The Port Dickson MP left the complex, along with the other federal ministers at 10:25am.
All parties left Putra Perdana to head over to Dr Mahathir’s residence at Seri Kembangan.
