THE presence of Warisan leaders at the Sabah Umno’s Hari Raya open house in Kota Kinabalu today has further fueled speculations of a potential partnership between the two former political rivals.

Among those seen at that event were Warisan vice-presidents Jaujan Sambakong and Datuk Junz Wong, secretary-general Loretto Padua, as well as Parti Kesejahteraan Demokratik Masyarakat (PKDM) deputy president Wetrom Bahanda.

It was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin at the Sabah Umno headquarters. Zahid had also acknowledged them in his speech.

When brought up to Zahid later, he brushed off speculations and said that representatives from GRS had attended his earlier function at MARA junior science college (MRSM) in Kinarut.