17-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Rafizi says loyalty only for PKR, no interest in other parties
KOTA BARU: Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli said his loyalty is solely to PKR and that he is not interested in joining any other political party.
The PKR deputy president affirmed his commitment to the party in response to calls from some members of the public to join Pas following issues surrounding the PKR central-level elections.
"The invitation came from members of the public, and this is quite normal because in programmes like these (social media ceramah), the viewers are not only from PKR but also from Pas, Umno as well as ordinary citizens.
"Perhaps many forget that a large portion of Pas supporters used to follow my ceramah back in the day.
"When Pas was part of Pakatan Rakyat alongside PKR, I was the one who frequently exposed issues and scandals that caught the public's attention, so perhaps that made me popular among Pas voters," said Rafizi, who is also the Economy Minister.
He made these remarks during a speech at the Jelajah Hidupkan Idealisme Reformasi dalam Ujian Kuasa (HIRUK) programme, held at the Kelantan State Complex for the National Department for Culture and Arts in Tanjung Chat here last night.
Also present were PKR vice-president Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad and Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar, who is also PKR vice-president, Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.
Earlier reports stated that Rafizi was confident social media platforms could deliver the party's message more effectively despite the campaign period being only about a week long.
Rafizi said his virtual campaign efforts had attracted high viewership, exceeding 20,000 viewers, involving voters from various political parties—even though the current contest is only for internal party positions.
