Mr Khairy was among a number of UMNO members who have been expelled for breaching party disciplinary rules during November’s general election.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin will not appeal against his dismissal from the United Malays National Organisation , and is considering contesting in the coming state election in Selangor.
“And I do believe that it will be very difficult for UMNO to come back from this, not because it sacked me, but because the entire trajectory of UMNO has been downwards - left with 26 seats, reluctant to reform, scared to open up the top two positions for an open contest, and public support at its lowest in its history.”
When asked if he had represented the best hope for UMNO to resuscitate itself, Mr Khairy said: “I don't think it was just me. I think that there was a team of leaders who wanted to offer themselves for the leadership of UMNO. Mr Khairy joined politics 23 years ago during the tenure of his father-in-law, Malaysia’s fifth prime minister and former UMNO leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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