Veteran Umno leader Shahrir Samad has taken a dig at Perikatan Nasional (PN)'s chief minister candidate in the Malacca state election Mas Ermieyati Samsudin, saying she was "not that great".

Former minister Shahrir said he felt sorry for the fate that befell Mas Ermieyati (above) who lost in the Tanjung Bidara state seat.

"She chose to contest the Tanjung Bidara state seat though she still holds the post of a federal deputy minister, on the grounds she will be...