JOHOR BARU, May 23 -- PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim joked that it took him longer to vote for the party's central leadership as he did not have a preferred candidates' list, or 'chai', to guide his selection.

"I don't have a 'chai' and am not guided by it, that is why I took a longer time to vote.

"My vote goes to the best candidate as I will review each one of them before making my choice," he told reporters at the Berjaya Waterfront Hotel in Stulang Laut here, when asked if his vote this morning went to 'Hiruk' or 'Damai'.

'Hiruk' and 'Damai' refer to the campaign themes of PKR deputy president contenders Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and Nurul Izzah Anwar respectively.

The 'chai' system, featuring a candidate's preferred line-up...