Former Malaysia health minister Khairy Jamaluddin might be ousted from UMNO, but it won’t be the last we hear from him, says political observer Oh Ei Sun.
Despite Khairy’s lack of an UMNO party leadership position, Muhyiddin appointed Khairy as science and innovation minister.Later, as COVID-19 gradually engulfed Malaysia, Muhyiddin put Khairy in charge of the. That propelled Khairy once again to the centre of attention, as Malaysians scrambled to get themselves and their loved ones vaccinated against the deadly virus.
But that sort of heightened public acclaim seemingly did not make Khairy particularly popular with either grassroots or senior leadership within UMNO, which saw Khairy as a huge threat to their own political advancements. There are at least three pathways ahead for Khairy as he seeks to prolong his political career. He could join another political party, and if he does, it is likely to be one of the PH component parties as opposed to those of PN. Khairy’s public image has long been a progressive and reformist one, so his support base might dwindle if he joined the relatively conservative and religious PN.
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