KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein today dismissed a so-called perception that Umno was divided and had factions supporting certain leaders.
"Umno is not divided," he said, adding that there were no factions supporting Umno president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Umno deputy president and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Hishammuddin, who is Education Minister, was asked to comment on a so-called perception that there was a conspiracy to topple Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam who was seen as a supporter of Abdullah.
On Tuesday, the Umno Disciplinary Board prohibited Mohd Ali, who is Melaka chief minister, from contesting the post of Umno deputy president at the party elections next week after finding him guilty of money politics.
The so-called perception was merely a rumour generated by self-serving individuals who did not want Umno to regain strength, he told reporters after chairing an Umno Youth executive council meeting, here.
Hishammuddin also described as irrational the statement by former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim asking the Yang di-Pertuan Agong not to appoint Najib as the prime minister, and said it was an attempt to undermine the leadership transition process.
"We will prove at the end of March, after the Umno elections, that Umno knows how to elect its leaders. We will not entertain unfounded rumours because Umno Youth bases its struggle and stand on facts and a strong foundation," he said.
Hishammuddin said Umno Youth would defend the transition process and show respect and appreciation for the leadership of the party president and give undivided support to the leadership of Najib as the new leader of the party and government.
Meanwhile, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir, who is contesting the post of Umno Youth chief, dismissed the allegation by Zaid that Najib's leadership would cause disunity in Umno.
"Umno is not divided," he said, adding that there were no factions supporting Umno president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Umno deputy president and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Hishammuddin, who is Education Minister, was asked to comment on a so-called perception that there was a conspiracy to topple Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam who was seen as a supporter of Abdullah.
On Tuesday, the Umno Disciplinary Board prohibited Mohd Ali, who is Melaka chief minister, from contesting the post of Umno deputy president at the party elections next week after finding him guilty of money politics.
The so-called perception was merely a rumour generated by self-serving individuals who did not want Umno to regain strength, he told reporters after chairing an Umno Youth executive council meeting, here.
Hishammuddin also described as irrational the statement by former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim asking the Yang di-Pertuan Agong not to appoint Najib as the prime minister, and said it was an attempt to undermine the leadership transition process.
"We will prove at the end of March, after the Umno elections, that Umno knows how to elect its leaders. We will not entertain unfounded rumours because Umno Youth bases its struggle and stand on facts and a strong foundation," he said.
Hishammuddin said Umno Youth would defend the transition process and show respect and appreciation for the leadership of the party president and give undivided support to the leadership of Najib as the new leader of the party and government.
Meanwhile, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir, who is contesting the post of Umno Youth chief, dismissed the allegation by Zaid that Najib's leadership would cause disunity in Umno.
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