The famous son-in-law is contesting in Rembau

Video : Khairy is sick of muta'ah marriages and the opposition

(Malaysiakini) Negri Sembilan's Rembau parliament seat will see a battle between two 30-something aspiring politicians - Khairy Jamaluddin, 32, and Badrul Hisham Shaharin, 30.

Khairy, who is Umno Youth deputy chief and son-in-law of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, will be pitted against Badrul Hisham, a former teacher and PKR's youngest supreme council member.

Khairy is among 12 Umno new faces to be fielded by the ruling Negri Sembilan BN for the March 8 general elections.

He will replace incumbent Firdaus Haron.

Four state executive councillors have been dropped from the BN line-up, including Norhayati Omar.

Also dropped is Puteri Umno assistant secretary Bibi Sherliza Mohd Khalid, who will not be defending her state seat of Paroi.

Those who have been retained to defend their parliament seats include Dr Rais Yatim (Jelebu) and S Sothinathan (Teluk Kemang).

Khairy : Don't Sulk If Not Nominated As Candidates

KOTA BAHARU, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- Umno leaders in Kelantan should not sulk if they have been dropped as candidates for the March 8 general election, Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin said today.

Instead, he said, they should soldier on to help the Barisan Nasional (BN) recapture the state from PAS.

"There is a tendency for some people to sulk when they are not nominated and this is when the "chah keting" (a Kelantanese phrase which means killing the political career of another person, usually from the same party) happens.

"This has happened in Kelantan before and if it happens again, it will render our efforts to wrest Kelantan difficult," he told reporters after opening the Kota Baharu Umno Youth operations room.

On Umno candidates in Kelantan, Khairy, who is tipped to contest in the Rembau parliamentary seat, said some Umno Youth members were in the list.

He thanked State Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Annuar Musa for his confidence in the movement.

Khairy: Anwar and kin no threat

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(Malaysiakini) Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin rained insults on PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim and said the latter could "field his daughter, wife or even himself in Lembah Pantai and BN (Barisan Nasional) will say ‘bring it on’."

He dismissed the speculation that if Anwar’s daughter Nurul Izzah is fielded for the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat, it could threaten BN.

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"We managed to maintain this seat as a BN stronghold even during the difficult period of our party’s history in 1999. We will do it again this March 8," he told some 500 supporters in Kampung Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur, last night.

Khairy, who is Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s son-in-law, addressed the gathering after launching the Umno Youth election machinery in the area.

The 32-year-old politician then embarked on a tirade against Anwar, adding that he wanted the opposition supporters in the area to hear his words.

"When I came here, I saw the flags of PKR raised. They (PKR) say this is a ‘grey’ area. Well, I say we will chase all of them out from Lembah Pantai," he said.

He repeatedly called Anwar a "traitor and hypocrite".