Perak PKR respects Farhash's decision to contest Gombak division chief post, says not surprising

IPOH: Perak PKR respects the decision of chairman Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak to contest for the Gombak division chief post in the next party election.

Perak PKR deputy chairman Datuk MA Tinagaran said this was not surprising, as Farhash had voiced his intention to do so at the state leadership council in December.

Tinagaran said Farhash had achieved his mission to get 70,000 new members as well as 500 additional branches for Perak as the state chief.

“We were actually reluctant to accept his decision to leave Perak, but because his desire to strengthen the party in Selangor and centrally is strong, we respect it.

“Therefore the issue that Perak PKR has rejected Farhash's leadership does not arise,” he said.

It was reported on Wednesday (Feb 9) that Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari was set to be challenged as the Gombak PKR chief in the party's polls in April

Farhash had claimed he was invited by several grassroots leaders to challenge Amiruddin for the post.

In the PKR election in 2018, Amirudin won the Gombak division chief post by a majority of 1,115 votes after he secured 1,127 votes against his sole opponent, Datuk Mohamed Nizam Md Saad, who only garnered 197 votes.

Meanwhile, Tinagaran hoped that Farhash would also contest in a state or parliamentary seat in Perak in the 15th General Election.

He said it was also crucial for Perak PKR to endorse Farhash as the next deputy president of the party to ensure that the voices of the younger generation would not only be in votes, but rather as an example of leadership for this age group.

“Farhash is still the Perak PKR chairman until the election, and his successor will be determined by the party’s president,” he added.