00:00Tengku Zafrul Aziz may have been driven to explore a future with PKR due to strained
00:06ties with UMNO warlords stemming from an internal power struggle and dissatisfaction within
00:11the party's ranks, a source revealed.
00:14A well-placed source speaking on condition of anonymity claimed that certain UMNO leaders
00:18had been conspiring to sideline Tengku Zafrul after the party's poor showing at the Selangor
00:23elections in 2023.
00:25He resigned as the state chapter's treasurer in April, citing his inability to contribute
00:30to improving the state chapter and criticized Selangor UMNO for its lukewarm efforts to
00:35revive itself following its poor electoral outing.
00:38The source also revealed that Tengku Zafrul was poised to stand in the Selangor polls
00:42but had his plans derailed after a party leader expressed dissatisfaction with him.
00:47The source said there were also fears that Tengku Zafrul, said to be a valued member
00:50of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's administration, would outshine and eventually replace a certain
00:56UMNO leader.
00:57Describing Tengku Zafrul as a talented figure with close ties to the royal institution,
01:02the source suggested that such strength likely intensified the unease among the warlords,
01:07making him an easy target for certain factions and branded as a traitor by some UMNO leaders
01:12after his talks with PKR became public.
01:15In a statement on Sunday, he confirmed discussions with PKR over joining the party but said no
01:19decision had been made.
01:21He also denied being in talks over state-level positions or by-elections after rumors began
01:25to circulate that a move to PKR would see him become Selangor's Minji Basar.
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