Rafizi to ‘accept any outcome after playing by own rules’
PETALING JAYA: Whatever the official outcome for the PKR deputy president seat may be, Rafizi Ramli is ready to accept it.
In a reply to Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin’s post on Instagram, who congratulated Rafizi for contesting the post, the former Pandan MP and PKR vice-president said that life was a wheel and what goes down can only go up.
“Thanks for the thought, I appreciate it in this hour.
“Whatever the outcome, we have played by our own rules and dictated by our conscience,” he told his political rival on Sunday.
On Sunday, 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 that of 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 Rafizi Ramli,” he said.
The former Youth and Sports Minister said the duo had clashed swords 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 final results would be, he congratulated Rafizi for taking on the “infamous cartel”, which is believed to be 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 wasn’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.
“Maybe in another lifetime,” he said.