Four-term Slim state rep dies
Slim lawmaker and Umno supreme council member Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib passed away today.
Khusairi, 59, passed away due to a heart attack.
Slim lawmaker and Umno supreme council member Mohd Khusairi Abdul Talib passed away today.
Khusairi, 59, passed away due to a heart attack.
This was confirmed by Perak Umno chief Saarani Mohamad.
According to a Bernama report, Bentong district police chief Yusof Unis said Khusairi was playing golf at the Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort when he suddenly collapsed and passed out.
“He was rushed to the Bentong Hospital at about 2.40pm,” Yusof was quoted as saying.
Khusairi was a four-term Slim state representative and once the chairperson of the National Film Development Board (Finas).
His passing will pave the way for the country's 12th by-election since the 2018 general election.
Khusairi won the Slim state seat in 2004 and retained it twice with comfortable majorities.
However, in 2018, he retained the seat with only 44.8 percent of the vote with a Bersatu candidate coming in second (33 percent), followed by a PAS candidate (22 percent).
Since March, Umno, Bersatu, and PAS have been in an alliance.
Slim is a rural constituency where Malays make up three-quarters of the voters and is part of the Tanjung Malim parliamentary constituency.
Why none of the UMNO PAS guys are opening their mouth about what IGP said about Adib's death?
In this by-election, this will be a good test on rural malays votes. PH will make another walk over I guess? No matter, its okay to admit defeat if PH knows it will lose in malay majority areas. We know PH has lost the Malay ground. Clearly even Anwar can't get Malay support? PH target is to be opposition anyways. Better contest only in cities. Just hope DAP don't fight with PKR over city areas. There are limited city seats compared to the rural seats.
Takziah.RIP dear and may ALLAH bless his soul and give strength to his family members to go through this difficult time.
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