Rafizi tells KJ life is like a ‘wheel’

PETALING JAYA: Rafizi Ramli says he will accept whatever outcome in the ��ght for the PKR deputy president post.

In a reply to Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin’s post on Instagram on Monday (Nov 12), Ra��zi said life was like a “wheel” and that what goes down can only go up.

“Thanks for the thought, I appreciate it in this hour,” he told his political rival.

According to unofficial results, incumbent PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali was leading with a 4,733-vote majority, polling 67,449 votes (51.82%) against Ra��zi’s 62,716 votes (48.18%).

On Sunday (Nov 11), Khairy posted an old picture of him shaking Rafizi’s hand with Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik in the background.

In his caption, Khairy described Rafizi as his great rival similar to tennis champions Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as well as comic book heroes Professor X and Magneto.

“On a much smaller and humble scale, mine will always be with Ra��zi Ramli,” he said.

The former Youth and Sports Minister said the duo had clashed many times and even had nasty exchanges but said there will always be a rival’s respect between them.

Although Khairy said he did not know what the ��nal results will be, he congratulated Rafizi for taking on the “infamous cartel”, a swipe at Azmin.

Khairy insinuated that Azmin and his supporters promoted old-school patronage and mediocre minds.

He went on to add that if it weren’t for their commitments to their respective party causes - Rafizi’s to PKR president-elect Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s reform movement and Khairy’s efforts to rebuild Umno - they would have dreamed of a new party for Malaysia.