PKR to revise Sungai Buloh candidate after BN named KJ

PKR is reviewing its candidate for Sungai Buloh after Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin was announced as BN's candidate for the constituency last night.

PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli said he will discuss the matter with party president Anwar Ibrahim.

However, he said the reason for this review is "feedback from Sungai Buloh voters" and did not say if it was related to Khairy's candidacy.

"The final decision is (Anwar's) as party president," Rafizi tweeted today.

PKR earlier said it will field its deputy information chief R Ramanan for Sungai Buloh, the first time he will be contesting in a general election.

Ramanan was before this MIC treasurer general but stepped down in 2014 after the Kuala Lumpur High Court instructed him to return RM5.5 million he obtained through fraud.

At the time, he reportedly said he was appealing the decision and was willing to pay the amount to the plaintiff.

Sungai Buloh has been held by PKR's R Sivarasa since 2008.

He won with a majority of 26,634 votes in 2018, a similar margin as in the previous election, despite the political tsunami in GE14.

In 2018, Sungai Buloh was a mixed seat, with 66 percent Malay voters, 22 percent Chinese voters, 11 percent Indian voters and two percent voters of other ethnicities.

This is the first time Khairy is contesting in Sungai Buloh after he made way for Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan in Rembau - a seat the health minister held for three terms.

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