Zuraida episode a ‘lesson for traitors’, says PKR’s Saifuddin
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says the prime minister cannot afford to keep Zuraida Kamaruddin in his Cabinet as it could affect Bersatu’s support for him.
PETALING JAYA: PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has described Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin’s exit from Bersatu to join Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) as “a lesson for traitors”.
“This Zuraida episode is a lesson that traitors will not be safe in politics. She now has no value,” he told FMT.
Zuraida, a former PKR vice-president, had joined Bersatu after being sacked from the Anwar Ibrahim-led party in the wake of the Sheraton Move in 2020.
Saifuddin said the only logical step for Bersatu now was to ask Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to remove her from the Cabinet since her ministership was based on the party’s quota.
He said Ismail could not afford to keep Zuraida in the Cabinet as it could affect Bersatu’s support for him, adding that the prime minister “cannot afford to make any mistakes”.
Earlier today, Zuraida announced that she was quitting Bersatu to join the newly formed PBM and said she would be meeting Ismail soon to discuss her resignation from the Cabinet.
PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil said Zuraida’s move may be disastrous for her political career, and that she would face a tougher time seeking reelection.
Nonetheless, he was not surprised by her departure from Bersatu, saying she was sidelined by her party colleagues, so much so that she was apparently kicked out of the leadership WhatsApp group.
Meanwhile, PKR vice-president Tian Chua said Zuraida’s exit from Bersatu was expected “from day one”.
“She would not have survived (any longer) in Bersatu anyway,” he told FMT, citing the party’s culture and political direction.
He also said it was widely known that PBM was Zuraida’s initiative when the party was launched, and that she had different political inclinations compared to Bersatu, a Malay-Muslim party.
Rumours that Zuraida would be leaving Bersatu for PBM had been swirling since late last year, with the former PKR vice-president speculated to lead the party currently helmed by Julau MP Larry Sng.
PETALING JAYA: PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has described Ampang MP Zuraida Kamaruddin’s exit from Bersatu to join Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM) as “a lesson for traitors”.
“This Zuraida episode is a lesson that traitors will not be safe in politics. She now has no value,” he told FMT.
Zuraida, a former PKR vice-president, had joined Bersatu after being sacked from the Anwar Ibrahim-led party in the wake of the Sheraton Move in 2020.
Saifuddin said the only logical step for Bersatu now was to ask Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to remove her from the Cabinet since her ministership was based on the party’s quota.
He said Ismail could not afford to keep Zuraida in the Cabinet as it could affect Bersatu’s support for him, adding that the prime minister “cannot afford to make any mistakes”.
Earlier today, Zuraida announced that she was quitting Bersatu to join the newly formed PBM and said she would be meeting Ismail soon to discuss her resignation from the Cabinet.
PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil said Zuraida’s move may be disastrous for her political career, and that she would face a tougher time seeking reelection.
Nonetheless, he was not surprised by her departure from Bersatu, saying she was sidelined by her party colleagues, so much so that she was apparently kicked out of the leadership WhatsApp group.
Meanwhile, PKR vice-president Tian Chua said Zuraida’s exit from Bersatu was expected “from day one”.
“She would not have survived (any longer) in Bersatu anyway,” he told FMT, citing the party’s culture and political direction.
He also said it was widely known that PBM was Zuraida’s initiative when the party was launched, and that she had different political inclinations compared to Bersatu, a Malay-Muslim party.
Rumours that Zuraida would be leaving Bersatu for PBM had been swirling since late last year, with the former PKR vice-president speculated to lead the party currently helmed by Julau MP Larry Sng.
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