He said his statement was “misinterpreted and misunderstood.”
“I know when to speak my mind and when to mind my speech and I don’t simply give statements and ultimatums.
“I think we are not in the position to give any ultimatum to anybody but I must say that it is just a struggle for PPP which has been a very strong party and which has been in the opposition.
“We were close to forming a government in Perak before we joined the Barisan in the early 1970s.
“We are a founder member, a very senior member in Barisan Nasional,” he said after handing over financial aid to needy students yesterday.