KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 -- Four years after being sacked, former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has openly expressed his intention to return to the party through the 'Rumah Bangsa' initiative.

Khairy, who also served as health minister, said in an excerpt from the Keluar Sekejap podcast that he had asked his press secretary, Raja Syahrir Raja Abu Bakar, to begin drafting a letter for the application.

"I see this as a positive development and a good opportunity for me personally.

"Bobby (Raja Syahrir) can start drafting the letter. I want to review the draft," he said.

Khairy was responding to remarks by Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who recently said the 'Rumah Bangsa' initiative would open the door for former member...