Malaysia's Health Minister Khairy says he may not contest in next polls

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin may not contest in the country's next general election if Barisan Nasional and Umno deputy chairman Mohamad Hasan decides to contest the Rembau parliamentary seat.

He was responding to Datuk Seri Mohamad, who recently dropped a hint that he could run for the Rembau parliamentary seat and defend his own Rantau state seat in the GE. "He mentioned it a couple of years back. But then, that was quite tentative. And, of course, he made a speech last year or something, I wasn't even there, saying that he was going to contest in Rembau," Mr Khairy said."But he's passed the message to me that I have to get out of his way."

Mr Khairy said he has never made any preparations for any other seats, adding that he has been a politician for more than 20 years and the Rembau MP for three terms, nearly 15 years since the 2008 polls.

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