Kemaman is actually an Umno stronghold, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.<br /><br />At the Kemaman parliamentary by-election candidate announcement on Monday (Nov 13), the Barisan Nasional chairman and Umno president said the upcoming by-election would not be the first time the coalition has fielded a direct candidate.<br /><br />Ahmad Zahid said Barisan's candidate - former Army chief Gen (R) Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi Raja Mohamed Noor, had contributed a lot to the country through his outstanding military career, which is outside of politics, for over four decades.<br /><br />Read more at https://tinyurl.com/vs6ryetf<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline<br />
