{
  "id": 12496800,
  "title": "Criticise govt but leave Anwar, PKR alone, MP tells ‘gang of 4’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/criticise-govt-but-leave-anwar-pkr-alone-mp-tells-gang-of-4",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/07/criticise-govt-but-leave-anwar-pkr-alone-mp-tells-gang-of-4"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Johor Bahru MP Hassan Karim has advised the four former PKR MPs who have left the party to stop their ongoing personal attacks on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and PKR. Hassan, referring to them as the “gang of four”, believes their relentless criticism of Anwar and PKR would not benefit Bersama in the upcoming 16th General Election (GE16). He stated that while voicing dissatisfaction with the government and its policies is justified, incessantly disparaging Anwar and PKR would not aid Bersama's development.\n\nHassan emphasized that such attacks could harm PKR more than help Bersama. He pointed out that these leaders would not have reached their current positions without PKR's support. Hassan, who does not plan to run for re-election in GE16, urged the four former PKR members not to damage the party that had aided their political careers.\n\nHe reminded them that Rafizi Ramli, now a leading figure in Bersama, had previously reprimanded him for his candid remarks about issues needing attention when Rafizi was Johor PKR president. Hassan also reminded them that PKR is not the “Anwar family party” that some claim it to be, but rather the lead party in the unity government driving the nation forward. He recalled that Rafizi, praised as a brilliant strategist, was once assisted by his former PKR colleague.",
  "summary": "Hassan Karim says his former colleagues’ constant belittling of the prime minister may result in the party’s fall but not necessarily Bersama’s gain.",
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        "title": "Criticise govt but leave Anwar, PKR alone, MP tells ‘gang of 4’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/criticise-govt-but-leave-anwar-pkr-alone-mp-tells-gang-of-4-12497551",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}