Shahrizat denies negative connotation on her relationship with Mastura

Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil denied allegations that the relationship between her and Barisan

Nasional (BN) candidate Datin Mastura Mohd Yazid is quite cold at the moment.

Shahrizat said the accusations were deliberately made by certain parties, whereas Wanita UMNO is constantly moving together with the BN campaign machinery in helping Mastura campaign in the Kuala Kangsar parliamentary by-election.

"Sometime outsiders do not know what is happening, they just make all kinds of 'tohmahan'," she told reporters after visiting gold thread embroidery entrepreneur, Azizah Mohd Yusof, in Kampung Padang Changkat, here, today.

According to Shahrizat, she regularly meets Mastura on her campaign trail.

"I met Mastura and she said that if she is elected to represent the people in Parliament, she will carry out the task as best as she can to fulfill the needs of the people.

The by-election will be held this Saturday, following the death of incumbent Datuk Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, who died in a helicopter crash in Sebuyau, Sarawak, on May 5.

Earlier, Shahrizat who spent almost an hour at Azizah's residence said she was impressed with the enthusiasm of the 78-year-old woman who was actively carrying out the handicraft to the extent of breaking into the international market.

She said Azizah's efforts also opened up opportunities for women in the region for embroidery skills as well as contributing towards increasing their income.

On the late Wan Mohammad Khair-il's intention to preserve the art of embroidery in the state, she is confident Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir will make it happen.