The Pandan MP acknowledged that many quarters had mocked him for being “emotional” but said those close to him know “I have no emotions”.

“People often mistake emotions, which are personal, with passionate arguments. For me, after I’m done arguing a matter, I don’t feel anything at all.

“Politics is just a job. Some people rejoice at winning political posts; to me, it’s like getting a new posting at work,” he said in a post on X.

The former PKR deputy president said the high and low points in his life were personal occasions like the birth of his son, performing the haj with his father, and the death of one of his closest friends; none of which have anything to do with his political career.

“Politics is just a daily routine for me. Politics, posts; they’re all just a job. That’s why some might not understand why I have never given up on my political efforts.

“Because politics is just a job. We all work till the day we die.”

Rafizi resigned as economy minister after losing the PKR deputy presidency to Nurul Izzah Anwar last month. He remains the MP for Pandan and also heads the PKR division there.