PETALING JAYA: Incumbent vice-presidents N.Surendran and Fuziah Salleh did not get enough support in the party elections to remain in the central leadership of Party Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).
Surendran, who is the Padang Serai MP, only managed to get 4,739 votes, while Kuantan MP Fuziah received 16,809 votes.
Surendran, who is part of PKR de-facto leader Anwar Ibrahim’s legal counsel in the “Sodomy 2” trial, was charged under the Sedition Act on Tuesday for his press statement regarding the case.
Surendran, is also a human rights activist with strong connections to the Malaysian Bar Council, and an outspoken critic of the Barisan Nasional government.
The results of the elections that was released earlier today, saw two new members elected to the leadership council.
Pandan MP Mohd Rafizi Ramli, the party’s strategic director, defeated Dr. Jayakumar of Sungai Siput by 453 votes.
Former Youth leader Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin is the other candidate to be promoted to the vice-presidency.
The newcomers are expected to bring in more youthful energy and ideas to PKR which could be crucial to the future trajectory of the party.
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