“Sultan rules all”
The Nut Graph Exclusive with Khairy Jamaluddin
On one level, the institution of Malay rulers remains inextricably linked to the Malay Malaysian subject's identity. Therefore, it is consistent with Umno's agenda that we came out in defence of the monarchy.
By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Shanon Shah
IN recent interviews, Umno Youth-chief hopeful Khairy Jamaluddin has condemned party-hopping, and has been arguing strenuously for reform of Umno and the Barisan Nasional (BN).
However, after the recent BN takeover of the Perak government by defections from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) camp, Khairy apparently made an about-face. When addressing a crowd of Umno Youth demonstrators in Ipoh, Khairy reportedly called for democratically-elected Menteri Besar (MB) Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin to be "banished" from Perak.
How does this square off with Khairy's promises of a reformed and less controlling Umno? The Nut Graph held an exclusive e-mail interview with Khairy, and this is his response.
