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Monday, January 30, 2023

I won’t appeal against dismissal from Umno, says KJ





Khairy Jamaluddin says he bears no grudges against Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and still considers him a friend.


PETALING JAYA: Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin says he will not appeal against his dismissal from the party.

Speaking on BFM’s the Breakfast Grille, he said there was no point in appealing the Umno Supreme Council’s decision to expel him when the same people who wanted him out are still with the party.

“Appealing means appealing against the same entity that has unilaterally and summarily expelled me from the party,” he added.

The former Rembau MP added, however, that he bears no grudges against Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and still considers him a friend.

Khairy was sacked on Friday for breaching party discipline during the 15th general election (GE15).

He said that former Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar, who was also sacked from the party, and former information chief Shahril Hamdan, who was suspended for six years, agreed with him that there was no point in making an appeal when those in the party “are intent on throwing us out or keeping us in the sin bin”.

Khairy then reiterated his justification for the top two posts in the party to be contested in the upcoming Umno elections.

“I only wanted an open contest for the top (two) positions because Zahid had presided over the most disastrous electoral performance by Umno in GE15,” he said, referring to the 26 seats that the party won, marking its lowest ever representation in the Dewan Rakyat.

In the recent general assembly, Umno adopted a no-contest motion for the top two posts, thus ensuring that Zahid and his deputy, Mohamad Hasan will return unopposed at the party polls, which has been scheduled for March 18.

On his next move or the prospect of joining another party, Khairy said he would take his time to contemplate his future.

He said he had received many offers and invitations and that he would listen to each one.

“I still want to be involved in politics. If and when I come back to frontline politics, that’s something I want to take my time with,” he said.


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