Loke says resignation timing agreed with Anwar

"Of course, people say that it's an act, political, and so on. But I'm sticking my head out — the moment he returns, I have to quit. I am not wishy-washy or dilly-dally. He goes home. I leave," said Loke, who is the transport minister, in an interview with The Straits Times.

Loke announced on Sept 19 that he would quit the Cabinet in protest against Najib being allowed to serve the remainder of his graft sentence under house arrest, following the Pardons Board's decision to grant him the arrangement.

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