GOMBAK: PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil rallied Gombak voters to crush the political career of their former member of parliament Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, calling the latter "the father of traitors".
Fahmi reminded them that Azmin was instrumental in bringing down the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in 2020.
"Azmin Ali, how are you? It is here (in Gombak that) we will end the political career of the father of all traitors.
"You (voters) have to end the career of this big traitor," FMT quoted him as saying at a Pakatan Harapan ceramah here last night, drawing roars of support and applause from the crowd of 3,000..
Fahmi said while PH had toppled Barisan Nasional in the 2018 general election, the opposition coalition still had a lot of work to do since its initial term in office was cut short.
"But we are here again and we will bring down BN. We will also topple Perikatan Nasional, and we will make PH chairman and (PKR president) Anwar Ibrahim Malaysia's 10th prime minister," said Fahmi, prompting cheers from the crowd.
In what that has come to be known as the infamous Sheraton Move, 11 PKR MPs, including Azmin, switched to Bersatu in Feb 2020.
Azmin, the international trade and industry minister, is now defending his seat for a fourth term, now under the PN banner.
He is in a five-way fight for the seat against PH's Amirudin Shari, BN's Megat Zulkarnain Omardin, Pejuang's Aziz Jamaludin Tahir, and independent candidate Zulkifli Ahmad.
In a statement after Fahmi, DAP Youth chief Dr Kelvin Yii quipped that he had come all the way from Sarawak just to see Azmin lose his seat.
"People of Gombak, are you ready for change? Are you ready to put an end to this traitor's political career?" he asked, drawing shouts of affirmation from the crowd.
However, the former Bandar Kuching MP said it was not enough for Azmin to lose, adding that the Umno-led BN must also be defeated at the polls.