An outsider journeys into rural politics


Akhramsyah Sanusi getting to know Jerai voters

DESPITE having roots in the Jerai parliamentary constituency, Akhra­m­syah Sanusi considers himself an outsider in the seat he’s contesting.

“Jerai is my kampung. My father (the late Kedah mentri besar Tan Sri Sanusi Junid) was from here. But I am not a local here,” said the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia candidate in a conversation at his family’s village, Kampung Acheh, about 42km from Alor Setar.

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