BALING, April 2 – Kulim-Bandar Baharu member of parliament Datuk Zulkifli Noordin(Pic) today apologised for hurting the feelings of the Indian community in his speech, 10 years ago. He said the speech was made when he was a member of PAS back then and admitted it was a mistake and expressed remorse over the statement as it was inappropriate.
Zulkifli questioned the opposition parties why they were using his past speeches now as a weapon to damage his image and reputation as he is now pro-government.
“I was a lawyer for opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in his first sodomy trial and was naive back then,” he told reporters after giving a speech here, today. Zulkifli is now the vice-chairman of Perkasa, which is aligned to Umno.
Kedah DAP committee member S. Neelamekan in a statement recently criticised Zulkifli for making remarks on the Indian community in a video clip. Asked whether he would be contesting in the upcoming 13th general election, Zulkifli said he had received offers and would consider them.
Zulkifli who was a Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate in the 12th general election, won and received 22,255 votes for the Kulim/Bandar Baharu parliamentary seat, defeating Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir with a 5,583-vote majority.
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