Xavier Jayakumar sahkan kembali ke PKR

Veteran parti, Dr Xavier Jayakumar, has confirmed his return to the People's Justice Party (PKR) following his departure in 2021. The former Pakatan Harapan deputy president had left the opposition party to support then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as a free member of parliament. In response to Anwar Ibrahim's call for veterans who felt sidelined to rejoin PKR, Jayakumar simply responded with a "Yes" when asked about his return.

Anwar Ibrahim, in his speech at the PKR National Congress on Saturday, apologized to the veteran and urged them to return to the party to continue the reformist struggle. Jayakumar left PKR in 2021 when the party was in opposition to support then Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as a free member of parliament. In 2022, he joined the BN-aligned People's Alliance (PBM) but refused to disclose the reason for his decision.

Meanwhile, PKR news portal Suara Keadilan reported that former deputy president Tian Chua had also been accepted back into the party. The decision was met with approval from party leaders and members, particularly those involved in the Reformasi movement. Tian Chua was expelled from PKR after the 2022 general election (PRU15) due to contesting as an independent candidate for the Batu parliamentary seat, where BN candidate Prabakaran won.