Rengit's son cannot, Ledang's daughter can
Puad Zarkashi (left) responds to Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki’s claims that the former’s resignation was linked to his son not being selected as a candidate for the Johor polls. Former Rengit assemblyman Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi has defended himself after UMNO secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki suggested that his resignation from the party was driven by dissatisfaction over his son not being selected as a candidate in the upcoming Johor polls. In a Facebook post, FMT said Puad admitted that he had recommended his son for consideration but said there was nothing wrong with the move as his son had already been trained to contest in elections. “Is it wrong for me to nominate him? Why is that an issue? “If it is not allowed, why was the daughter of the Ledang division chief allowed to contest in Serom?” he asked, referring to Nadhirah Afiqah Abdull Rahim. Puad stressed that his departure was driven by dissatisfaction with the Johor candidate selection, which he alleged was taint...