Selangor Menteri Besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo has confirmed that he is vying for his third term in office in the coming general election as he has no plans to take up a federal post as yet.

The 42-year-old politician, who has been menteri besar since 2000, did not mince his words when asked on his plans for the elections.

“If people think I can contribute at the federal level, I can’t reject that (nomination) but as I would like to stress, there are two or three matters which I have yet to finish and I have to complete them,” he told Malaysiakini in an exclusive interview at his office in Shah Alam last week.

“If I am given the chance, I really would like to continue with my work (at the state level),” he said, referring to his aim to further promote Selangor as a developed state.

The following is a three-part series of an exclusive Malaysiakini interview with Selangor's most powerful man, where he also spoke candidly on the controversy over temple demolitions and squatters eviction in his state.

Part 1: I want to continue as MB

Part 2: No land given to 'cronies'

Part 3: I cry for the squatters too