Identity politics claims just an excuse to hide defeat, Khaled tells PH leaders
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KUALA LUMPUR: A senior Umno leader has dismissed claims by Pakatan Harapan leaders suggesting that the Negri Sembilan election campaign was marred by racial identity politics.
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Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin told the New Straits Times that such claims were merely an excuse by PH leaders to cover up their defeat in the Aug 1 state election.
"I think that is an excuse to cover up the defeat.
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- Aug 4, 2026
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