SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 10 — The sleepy township of Bertam was abuzz with excitement this afternoon when former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar joined Barisan Nasional...
SEBERANG PERAI, Aug 10 — The sleepy township of Bertam was abuzz with excitement this afternoon when former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar joined Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican for a campaign walkabout here.
On Monday, he participated in campaign of former Umno colleague Datuk Harrison Hassan, who is contesting the Jeram seat in Selangor for Perikatan Nasional.“Bertam is Pak Lah’s kampung and Reezal is the successor of his fight here,” he said, referring to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is his father-in-law,
“One vote for Reezal is one vote for Reezal, there’s nothing more than that, vote for Reezal is not one vote for Zahid Hamidi,” he added, referring to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also the Umno president. Meanwhile, Reezal Merican said Khairy’s presence is the final push in the last two days of campaign before polling on August 12.“I am less popular here, but he came here for the final push so that I can win in Bertam to continue Pak Lah’s legacy,” he said.
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