MALACCA POLLS | Pakatan Harapan's decision to accept two former Umno assemblypersons have caused the coalition's leadership, particularly PKR and Amanah, to come under heavy fire from both their friends and foes.

This happened as Harapan had been very vocal against party-hopping that occurred in the past, especially when the incidents were not in favour of the opposition coalition.

However, according to its Malacca chairperson Adly Zahari, the decision to admit Umno defectors Idris Haron and Nor Azman Hassan was not something that they did without thinking it through.

In an interview with Malaysiakini on Sunday, Adly said Harapan believed the two political heavyweights would be useful in...