“It’s a bit surreal. Is this really happening?” the PKR president was quoted as saying by The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) yesterday.
“But yes it is and of course for me it shows how bad the situation is that the former prime minister who actually hand-picked Datuk Seri [Najib Razak] as prime minister – it has come to this stage where he [Mahathir] actually wants to get rid of the man that he chose himself.”
She said winning the next polls may be tough, but Malaysians had already made up their minds to vote for change.
In 1998, Mahathir sacked Anwar from both the Cabinet and Umno over allegations of moral misconduct.
Anwar was later sentenced to six years in prison for corruption in April 1999, and nine years for sodomy in August 2000. He was released in September 2004.
Anwar is now serving another five-year jail term after being convicted for sodomy. He is expected to be released on June 8.
Anwar and Mahathir have come together under Pakatan Harapan (PH), the coalition comprising PKR, DAP, Amanah and PPBM.
The coalition, which has nominated Mahathir as its interim prime minister should it win the next polls, plans to get a royal pardon for Anwar to clear the path for him to lead the government.