00:00A political analyst said former UMNO youth leader Khairi Jamaluddin would be selling
00:06out if he were to follow Zaid Ibrahim's advice and join PAS.
00:11Shahza Shukri of International Islamic University Malaysia agreed with the former law minister's
00:16suggestion that contesting under PAS would give Khairi the best shot at winning an election.
00:22However, she said PAS does not really represent Khairi's political ideals and that he should
00:28instead enjoy the independence he has now as a co-host of the Keluas Kejap podcast.
00:34Last week, Zaid said Khairi should join PAS if he wants to make a political comeback as
00:38he believed the party offered the best path for his return to parliament.
00:43Another analyst, Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani, said there was no urgency for Khairi to announce
00:48his next move.
00:50With his podcast and radio station appearances, Asrul said there was no need for Khairi to
00:55declare his political direction yet and open himself up to personal attacks.
01:00However, both Asrul and Shahza agreed that PAS stands to gain if Khairi were to join
01:06the party, which could leverage him to attract more urban non-Malay votes.
01:11Pan Yujo, FMT News.
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