Zahid: Khairy, Hishammuddin welcome to rejoin Umno if they can prove loyalty
Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi attends a press conference after the coalition’s Selangor convention at the Shah Alam Convention Centre on Dec 1, 2024. — Bernama pic
Sunday, 01 Dec 2024 3:23 PM MYT
SHAH ALAM, Dec 1 — Umno would reinstate Khairy Jamaluddin, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, and other sacked or suspended members if they show their commitment to the party, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Umno president said Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman was a clear example of this, adding that the former Pasir Salak MP continued to turn up for party events and campaigns despite being suspended.
“If other affected members take the same steps as Tajuddin, I don’t see why the Umno Supreme Council would reject them,” he was quoted as saying by Free Malaysia Today.
Khairy, former Tanjong Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar, and Isham Jalil were among those purged from Umno following the party’s internal election last year.
Sembrong MP Hishammuddin, former Umno information chief Shahril Sufian Hamdan, and several others were suspended for breaching party rules.
Khairy and Shahril went on to start a popular podcast, Keluar Sekejap, that allowed them to remain in public attention, while Hishammuddin has largely retreated from active politics.
Tajuddin, who was suspended in 2022 for criticising Zahid’s leadership, was reinstated this week and held up as a paragon of unwavering loyalty to the party.
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