The 'RM2 company' signatory of the East Coast Rail Link deal is a special purpose vehicle set up with Ministry of Finance backing, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Abdul Rahman Dahlan.

"It is a special purpose vehicle which is wholly owned by the Finance Ministry, so even if paid-up capital is only RM2, the Malaysian government is behind it.

"There is no issue of who is behind the firm or whose interests it represents," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby.

This comes after Pakatan Harapan MPs question why Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd, a newly-set up firm with RM2 paid up capital, is signatory to the RM46 billion deal.