Zaid may seek PKR post after all

By G Vinod

PETALING JAYA: PKR’s Zaid Ibrahim has indicated that he may change his mind and decide to contest in the upcoming party election.
Complaining bitterly about being the target of backbiters and calumniators in the party, he said he might seek a post in the party although he announced early last month that he was staying out of the polls.

He did not say which post he would go for, but hinted that it would be the deputy presidency.

Writing in his blog, he said he was shocked by the intensity of ill feeling against him.

“So I have made a new decision,” he said. “If they’re going to keep attacking me, I might as well enter the fray. As they say, if you’re going to get slapped anyway, you might as well make it worthwhile.”

But he said he would contest only if Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim “does not want that post”. Speculation is rife that Khalid may seek election as deputy president.

Zaid mentioned the party election only in the last two paragraphs of his blog entry, entitled Ibrahim Ali should engage in a dialogue.

The posting is Zaid’s tribute to Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar’s political acumen. He praised her for taking on the Malay rights group Perkasa and said she distinguished herself among Malay politicians for her willingness to think.

Yesterday, Nurul Izzah invited Perkasa to a public debate over Malay rights.

“However, as expected, Perkasa will not come for a debate and it has rejected her invitation,” Zaid wrote. “Perkasa is more interested in screaming and ranting about how Malays are losing everything.”