Lunch buddies Nurul Izzah, Rafizi, Khairy spotted in Bangsar

Updated 7 years ago · Published on 18 Dec 2018 7:40PM · 6 Comments

(From left) Rafizi Ramli, Nurul Izzah Anwar, and Khairy Jamaluddin meet at Alexis in Bangsar, today. The picture is posted by Khairy on Instagram. – December 18, 2018.

IT appears Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin and former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli have become regular lunch buddies.

For the second time this month, the three have met at lunchtime. Today’s date at Alexis restaurant in Bangsar.

Khairy posted on Instagram a picture of them together.

Yesterday, Nurul Izzah announced her resignation as PKR vice-president and Penang party chairman, as well as from her federal government appointments, including chairman of the special task force for technical and vocational education training.

Her resignation occurs as the opposition Umno is losing its elected reps by the dozens, apparently to Bersatu, PKR’s partner in Pakatan Harapan. 

The defections have started talks of a power struggle going on between PH titans Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad of Bersatu and prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim of PKR, Nurul Izzah’s father.

Nurul Izzah’s announcement also followed the lashing out of PKR member and rights lawyer Latheefa Koya against nepotism in the party after the appointment of certain leaders as state chiefs.

In her statement, Nurul Izzah said she held dear “beliefs and ideals” that she could be ould be “most true to them” with her resignation.

Meanwhile, she remains division chief of Permatang Pauh, where she is MP.

Rafizi and Khairy have been supportive of Nurul Izzah. 

Rafizi said he respected her decision and saw it as a matter principle.

“Izzah is a reformist and a fighter. She is not pulling back from politics. I read this as a decision to remain with the struggles of idealism in the chaos of politics.”

Khairy, an MP from rival Umno, in his tweet yesterday described Nurul Izzah as “an exemplary MP and worthy opponent”. 

“I am sure once the country is finally ready for a generational change in politics, @n_izzah will be back. It would be a terrible waste if she doesn’t return to frontline politics,” he wrote.

It was reported that the three young politicians regularly met to catch up on current national issues, despite coming from rival parties.

Earlier this month, Rafizi posted on Instagram a picture of the three politicians on a lunch date. He said it was their wont to meet up for a meal  every now and then. – December 18, 2018.

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Comments

  • These 3 have something up their sleeves. Watch out and be prepared for it!

    Posted 7 years ago by Jordan Lee · Reply

  • Makes me want to puke. Same reason why we cannot accept those from Umno , why would you want to work with this scum who didnt do anything when Najib was his boss??? Remember that ad before election? Puke. Makes me sick.

    Posted 7 years ago by Malaysia Baru . · Reply

  • Stop it Nurul and Rafizi. This guy is an opportunist

    Posted 7 years ago by Malaysia Baru . · Reply

  • Is KJ trying hard to be the SIL of 'soon to be PM' again?

    Posted 7 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • Trust no one

    Posted 7 years ago by It's me GR · Reply

  • Politicians will be politicians...

    Posted 7 years ago by Raman Raman · Reply