INTERVIEW | The battle for Selangor will be one of the major campaigns in the forthcoming 14th general election.

At the forefront of the campaign are Selangor menteri besar Mohamed Azmin Ali and his BN rival, the coalition's state chief Noh Omar.

For former Selangor menteri besar Abu Hassan Omar, both Azmin and Noh are good leaders.

But the Umno veteran appeared to think more highly of Azmin when asked to evaluate the two men.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, Abu Hassan said Umno needs politicians like Azmin, adding that the PKR deputy president was in "the wrong party" and should switch sides.

"This is my frank opinion, for we need a leader like him. As menteri besar, he is well liked. In his area (constituency), he is strong.

"I've known him since he was young, but the thing is (he is in) the wrong party," Abu Hassan said in an interview on Wednesday...