Khairy menang, penyokong Mukriz buat kecoh tak puas hati

Khairy dijulang oleh penyokong sebaik sahaja beliau diisytiharkan sebagai
Ketua Pemuda UMNO yang baru - Foto ehsan The Sun

Khairy akhirnya memenangi jawatan Ketua Pemuda UMNO setelah cuba dihalang dengan pelbagai cara. Beliau yang diberikan amaran berhubung kesalahan melanggar tataetika disiplin Umno bernasib baik masih dibenar bertanding. Dakwaan politik wang dan pengiraan semula undi sedikit sebanyak mendebarkan beliau.

Kemenangan Khairy ini, dibantah oleh sekumpulan kira-kira 200 penyokong Mukhriz.

Berkumpul di tingkat bawah PWTC sejak keputusan rasmi diumumkan 11.20 malam ini, mereka melaungkan "Khairy rasuah" dan menyifatkan kemenangan ini bukan seperti dihasratkan oleh Umno.

Sepasukan polis sedang mengawal mereka, yang kelihatan menghalang pihak berwajib dengan membentuk "rantaian manusia" daripada menyuraikan mereka (Malaysiakini 25/3/09)

Angry Mukhriz and Khir supporters continued shouting outside the hall where Khairy was giving his acceptance speech and wrapping up proceedings of the Umno Youth general assembly.

Rival supporters had a minor scuffle and police were called in to form a human chain to separate them (The Nut Graph 25/3/09)

In the wake of the announcement, a group of about 200 Mukhriz supporters held an impromtu rally at about 11.30pm to protest against the surprise election results.

"Khairy, rasuah (corruption)," they shouted, venting their frustration.

They were later joined by about 200 Khairy supporters and both sides began taunting each other.

As the crowd grew unruly, police were called in to form a human barrier to keep the two groups apart (Malaysiakini 25/3/09)