Rafizi Ramli seeks return to active politics. running for PKR No, 2

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Join Gerak Independent, we have no baggage, co-founder tells Rafizi

KUALA LUMPUR – Gerak Independent’s (GI) co-founder Mohd Tawfik Ismail extended an open invitation to former PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli to join the movement of non-partisan politicians.

Weighing in on Rafizi’s recent announcement about returning to active politics, Tawfiq said the voters in the recent Johor elections, and those who refrained from casting ballots to severely punish “those with no integrity”, are the harbingers of the next general election (GE15).

In a statement last night, he suggested that Rafizi, also a former Pandan MP, cut ties with the PH component and run as an independent instead.

“Nothing is going to change unless the key people in the opposition themselves change for the better, and work deliberately and urgently now to change their party’s standing,” Tawfik, who is a former Sungai Benut MP, said.

“If you think that it is beyond the capabilities of PKR to change with the times, then please come join us as an independent in Gerak Independent.”

Tawfik, the son of former deputy prime minister Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, said that unlike PKR, GI is just getting started and does not carry any baggage.

He also insisted that GI is striving for the integrity of votes by “focusing on the individual’s commitment to integrity and principles and effective change, rather than party promises and compromises”.

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