Cut drama and hypocrisy, Rafizi not great: Puad tells Nurul Izzah
Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi has taken a swipe at newly minted PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar, urging her to bring an end to the "political drama" surrounding her ousting of former number two Rafizi Ramli.
Referring to Nurul Izzah's glowing tribute to Rafizi following his resignation as economy minister where she vowed to carry forward his ideas and policies, Puad posed a pointed question...
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