Defeated in PKR polls, Nik Nazmi views loss as a bend on the road, in a long journey

Natural Resources and Environment Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad who failed to retain his vice president post in PKR polls viewed the defeat as a minor defeat akin to a bend on the road.

“I have always been driven by the idea that Malaysia can only realise its promise through progressive politics.

“Achieving it was the new politics for our generation, one that was not rooted in narrow racial or religious views.

“I have been fortunate to have been given the privilege to serve at a very young age. I have been blessed with the friendship of the many ordinary Malaysians who support the struggle.

“This is not an end, but rather a bend in the road in a long journey. God is the best of planners,” said Nik Nazmi via a long Facebook post.

He admitted that he was disappointed but he was not bitter or angry with the outcome of his party’s polls.

The man who spend half his life PKR in various positions was aligned to Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.

Despite mounting a campaign called HIRUK, Rafizi too failed to retain his deputy president post which was won by Nurul Izzah Anwar.

Nik Nazmi also reminisced his political journey from the time he started working with current party president over two decades ago.

He had first contested in Seri Setia as the youngest candidate in 2008 before going on to organise rallies.

Nik Nazmi has been Setiawangsa MP since 2018.