Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has failed to change the ruling party for the better, and is better off pursuing stardom on TV, said his PKR counterpart.

"My advice to him is, best he just focus on being a television star," said PKR Youth chief Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad of Khairy's claim to being a moderate and liberal Umno leader.

"He is so loyal to his party president who is saddled with so many scandals and controversies, yet the Rembau MP himself has still failed to curb the racism that is increasingly serious among his members.

"He has not stopped the destruction of basic rights and political freedom in the country.

"Fundamentally he has failed. And he continues to fail because Umno is longer able to change (for the better)," said Nik Nazmi at the PKR national congress today.

He said Malaysians should stop placing their hopes on Umno-BN any further.

"I want to state clearly to young voters in Malaysia - it is useless for you to place your hops on Umno-BN, especially its young leaders.

"They have time and again proven they are unable to stand up to the moral bankruptcy of their top leaders," said Nik Nazmi.

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