KJ asked to contest Sungai Buloh seat, reveals Zahid
PETALING JAYA: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin had asked to contest the Sungai Buloh seat in the general election, Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said. According to Berita Harian, Zahid said no one had forced Khairy to contest the parliamentary seat which has been held by PKR since…
PETALING JAYA: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin had asked to contest the Sungai Buloh seat in the general election, Barisan Nasional chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.
According to Berita Harian, Zahid said no one had forced Khairy to contest the parliamentary seat which has been held by PKR since 2008, when the constituency was called Subang.
“He asked for it. He asked for the seat to be given to him. That’s why I endorsed him in Sungai Buloh,” said the Umno president.
Asked about the former Rembau MP voicing his intention to become prime minister one day, Zahid said this would depend on the outcome of future general elections.
Khairy had been the Rembau MP for three terms but made way for Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan in this general election.
He had described the move to Sungai Buloh as the toughest fight in his political career.
Khairy will be going up against Pakatan Harapan’s R Ramanan, Perikatan Nasional’s Ghazali Hamin, Pejuang’s Akmal Yusoff, Parti Rakyat Malaysia’s Ahmad Jufliz Faiza and two independent candidates for the seat.
Previously, Mohamad had said BN considered Sungai Buloh a safe seat but Khairy said it would not be an easy constituency to win for BN, adding, “this isn’t an easy campaign”. — Free Malaysia Today