Monday April 21, 2008

Hisham has faith in Khairy

Youth chief refutes keris issue report

UMNO Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein has refuted an online news portal’s report that his deputy Khairy Jamaluddin had admitted the keris issue was one of the reasons for Barisan Nasional’s poor performance in the general election.

“It is unlikely that my deputy could have said that because he is always with me,” Hishammuddin was quoted as saying by Mingguan Malaysia.

The news portal reported Khairy agreed that Hishammuddin’s act of wielding the keris in the Umno general assembly had displeased other races.

Mingguan Malaysia also reported Hishammuddin, who is Education Minister, as saying that news and information from websites, blogs or SMS should be scrutinised first because they could affect racial unity.