Zahid gets warm welcome during historic attendance at DAP annual conference

WARM WELCOME: Umno president and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi received a warm welcome by party delegates at the DAP Party Conference 2023 in Putrajaya on Sunday. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi made history by becoming the party's first ever leader to attend DAP's annual conference, overcoming decades of rivalry between the two parties.

The Barisan Nasional chairman, joined by Barisan secretary-general Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir and Umno Secretary-General Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki as the three were clad in Barisan's signature blue uniforms and entered the halls on Sunday (Sept 10).