MELAKA, Aug 15 — A Selangor PKR delegate today proposed that the party return to using its own logo in future elections, starting with the upcoming Melaka state election.
Ahmad Danish Hairudin, who is also PKR national Youth information chief, said it was timely for the party to campaign under its own logo in the state polls.
He reminded party members that the PKR logo had once represented the Malaysian voice in toppling the arrogance of Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition for the first time in the watershed 2018 general election.
“The time has come for Keadilan to use its own logo in the upcoming elections. We start in Melaka, which will face the state election soon,” he said when debating the presidential policy address at the PKR national congress at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) here today.
PKR has used its iconic blue-and-white logo in several elections.
Most notably, the party’s logo was used by the newly formed Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in the 14th general election (GE14) in 2018, as PH’s red arrowhead logo had not yet been officially registered with the Registrar of Societies (RoS).
That same year, PKR also used its own logo in the Sungai Kandis by-election in Selangor.
In the 2020 Sabah state election, PKR also contested under its own logo, while other PH component parties used the coalition’s logo.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Danish urged PKR not to compromise too much in its political cooperation with Umno to the point of sacrificing the party’s dignity and interests.
He called on the party to instead chart its own political future.
Ahmad Danish cited PKR’s experience in the recent Johor and Negeri Sembilan state elections as lessons for the party leadership.
“In Johor, we were back stabbed by Umno. In Negeri Sembilan, we were decapitated by Umno while we were living in the same house.
“So, do we still want to remain silent?” he said.
Ahmad Danish said the grassroots wanted a clear political decision from PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the party leadership on the party’s direction.
He said the leadership should not be too focused on looking after the interests of other parties at the expense of its own members and grassroots.
“Today, the grassroots no longer want the political relationship with Umno-BN, but request that the party’s leadership make a decision to enable the party to move forward,” he said to applause.
The PKR congress comes as the party grapples with the departure of high-profile leaders, resignations of MPs and dismal showings in the recent Negeri Sembilan and Johor state elections.
These developments have also contributed to low morale and growing internal dissent within PKR.
