Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has invited his predecessor Khairy Jamaluddin to join Bersatu to better position it as a centrist party for the Malay community.

“As Umno-PAS steer further to the right, it’s timely for Bersatu to position itself as the centrist party for the Malays.

“I would like to invite Khairy to join Bersatu. Join the likes of Tun (Dr Mahathir Mohamad), TSMY (Muhyiddin Yassin), DSMM (Mukhriz Mahathir) and Tokpa (Mustapa Mohamed).

"Together, we can move Malaysia forward,” the minister, who is also Bersatu youth chief, said in a Twitter posting last night.