HAVING stirred the hornets nest, PKR is facing an embarrassing situation after putting its president in a right royal predicament. The partys de facto head had insisted that his wife, the PKR president, be named the sole candidate to replace Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as Selangor menteri besar (MB). Today, Khalid handed his resignation letter after having been sacked from PKR and stabbed in the back by Pas, thus losing his mandate. The sultan, back from an overseas trip earlier than scheduled to handle the political crisis, however, has deferred accepting the resignation, asking Khalid to stay until another MB has been chosen to replace him. At the same time, the sultan has requested for more names to enable him to exercise his prerogative, which can only mean the sole name submitted is unacceptable.
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