GE14 | Batu Pahat Umno chief Mohd Puad Zarkashi said it was Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar who talked him out of contesting as an independent candidate.
"As Bangsa Johor (Johorean) I finally made the decision not to contest as an independent after receiving the advice of the Johor Sultan.
"As someone who is loyal to his monarch, I obeyed the sultan's decree because I am confident that the sultan gave the advice in the interest of Bangsa Johor," he said in a statement tonight.
Puad then thanked the monarch for his guidance and advice.
Puad declined to elaborate further when asked if he had been summoned to the palace or received a call from Sultan Ibrahim.
Earlier today Puad said he would be keeping secret the reason why he changed his mind on contesting and went to his daughter's wedding instead.
He also said that he was emboldened to continue fighting a broken system being used by irresponsible leaders.
The 61-year-old was dropped as BN's candidate for Batu Pahat just 24 hours before the ruling coalition's Johor nominees were unveiled.
After being dropped, Puad also quit as Special Affairs Department (Jasa) chief.
In the last general election, Puad suffered a shock defeat when he lost the Batu Pahat seat to PKR's Mohd Idris Bin Jusi by a 1,732-vote majority. -Mkini
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