GE15: Khairy speaks out, cites alleged Anwar-Zahid recording

PETALING JAYA: Khairy Jamaluddin has uploaded a video of him questioning the alleged ties between Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

In a clip titled “A vote for KJ equals a vote for Zahid” Barisan Nasional's 15th General Election (GE15) candidate questioned whether it was him or Zahid who had an alleged phone conversation with Anwar.

"So who had a phone conversation with Anwar? Me or Zahid? Think carefully. If you really want to reject Zahid, in the end, your 'pak sheikh' (Anwar) will have a deal with Zahid,” he said.

"Please do not disturb Sungai Buloh," added Khairy in the clip uploaded on his Twitter account on Monday (Nov 21).

Previously, a four-minute phone call recording had gone viral in which a voice resembling Ahmad Zahid's could be heard discussing various issues with a person sounding like Anwar.

The recording is said to have been made hours after Ahmad Zahid’s closing speech at the Umno general assembly last year.

Both Ahmad Zahid and Anwar have denied the veracity of the clip.

Ahmad Zahid - who is also the Barisan chairman - and Anwar earlier was spotted in a viral photo warmly greeting one another during a meeting at the Seri Pacific Hotel here.

A photo tweeted by Pakatan Harapan communications director Fahmi Fadzil, shows picture of former prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, was seen shaking hands with PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.