Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari today said a phone call he had with his predecessor Azmin Ali about contesting the Gombak parliamentary seat was merely “small talk”.

Speaking to reporters, he said the conversation should not be taken seriously as he contacts Azmin occasionally in a profesional capacity between menteri besar and cabinet minister.

He said Azmin (above, left), who was the menteri besar from 2014 to 2018, is still the Selangor Development Action Council chairperson.

“Some matters would require...