Mob protests Khairy’s win
Cries of 'rasuah'
A mob of Umno members yelled, "Khairy! Rasuah!" and "Penipu!" outside the hall where Khairy gave his acceptance speech.
By Deborah Loh, The Nut Graph
IT was a significant victory for 33-year-old Khairy Jamaluddin on the night of 25 March 2009 when he won the Umno Youth race to become its new chief.
Significant because Khairy beat favourite Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir by 72 votes and former Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo by 50 votes. This was despite what seemed like a waning political future for him following Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's loss of support as both prime minister and party president.
But significant also because Khairy, who is Abdullah's son-in-law, had just been slapped with a warning by the party's disciplinary board for money politics.
