BANGI, Nov 2 — Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he has no intention to entertain any of Umno’s big guns who were left out as Barisan Nasional (BN) candidates in the 15th general election (GE15).
After announcing 121 candidates to be fielded, the Parti Pejuang Tanahair chairman said all the seats are “taken” and therefore there is no vacancy for the Umno leaders.
“There are no plans to meet them, all seats are taken,” he told reporters during the press conference after announcing 121 GTA candidates at Bangi Convention Centre here.
Yesterday, BN dropped caretaker federal territories minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim as well as caretaker communications and multimedia minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa, and controversial Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman as candidates.
GTA named Abdul Razak Abdul Khalek from Pejuang for Shahidan’s Arau seat and Zairol Hizam Zakaria from Parti Bumiputera Perkasa (Putra) for Tajuddin’s Pasir Salak, but none for Annuar’s Ketereh.
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