Khairy says he's not quitting Umno

Updated 7 years ago · Published on 19 Sep 2018 7:50PM · 4 Comments

Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin says he does not intend to leave the party and hopes there is no exodus. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, September 19, 2018.

REMBAU lawmaker Khairy Jamaluddin said today he has no intentions of quitting Umno, adding that he would not have attended a party meeting if that were the case.

He also tweeted a photo of him and other party leaders having a discussion on the alternative budget.

“Discussion to prepare the alternative budget for the upcoming Parliament session,” he tweeted.

“If I wanted to quit Umno, I would not have come to the political bureau meeting today,” the former Umno Youth leader later told reporters at the Putra World Trade Centre where the meeting had taken place.

Khairy also said he hoped there would not be an exodus from Umno.

“I hope all elected representatives will remain with BN. We must be a credible opposition.

“We have to show to the rakyat that we can play the role of an effective opposition.”

Among those in Khairy’s tweet were Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, secretary-general Annuar Musa, vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Hamzah Zainuddin, Reezal Merican Naina Merican, Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, Tajuddin Abdul Rahman.

Yesterday, senior leader and Jeli MP Mustapa Mohamed said he was quitting Umno after more than 40 years of service to the party.

This was followed by Kimanis MP Anifah Aman this morning.

Besides these two, Masjid Tanah MP Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, Bukit Gantang MP Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal and Bagan Serai MP Noor Azmi Ghazali have also left the party.

A viral list of 17 Umno lawmakers, which includes Khairy, said to be quitting the party has been going round social media.

Umno under Barisan Nasional won 54 parliamentary seats in the 14th general election on May  9, but five MPs have since quit. – September 19, 2018.

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  • Khairy -- you are mingling with loosers!. The photo of you with Umno leaders only cast a vile aspersion of gatherings of the lost gang of misfits in their glorifying of their retardation. Get out fast and form your own new opposition party. Do not carry the monkey on your shoulder. Umno is a lost cause and on the journey to demise. Attaching yourself or even if you win the presidency of the party , it will not sell. Umno is a name that many will puke or piss at and it will just bog you down. Do not try to be a silly zero hero where the odds are stack against you in the Umno party.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • The praying mantis thinks he has big arms.

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Alternative budget? Get lost. You guys had all the resources and yet couldn't do something useful for the Rakyat except cheats, lies, steal and conceal. If you have any conscience please help solve our country's debts created by all the useless and dirty people in charge then.

    Posted 7 years ago by Concerned Citizen · Reply

  • He is playing Bola Bola in dumshit umno when the problems comes he Bola Bola jump to PH. Power and Money talks Bullshit walks.

    Posted 7 years ago by Danial Abdullah · Reply