KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 -- Muar MP Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman has insisted that the national roadshow he was slated to join is not held by Perikatan Nasional (PN), even as his involvement was announced by its chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Speaking to the press, the former Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president said he welcomes a neutral non-partisan platform to address national issues.

"When we champion the people's issues, it goes beyond political party lines and is not about Muda or PN and neither is it about Syed Saddiq or Muhyiddin Yassin," he said in a live-streamed press conference.

Syed Saddiq pointed out that any effort to address the public should be a multi-partisan initiative that includes civil society that...