An Umno Youth member, intending to be an independent, claims Dr Mahathir intends to persuade a former Wanita Umno member to contest in the by-election.
FMT
AMPANG: An Umno Youth member has alleged that former Premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad intends to sponsor a candidate in the Kuala Kangsar by-election.
Taman Chempaka Umno Youth Assistant Secretary Syed Rosli Jamalullail said this was apparently to split the votes for BN.
He said the independent candidate could be a Wanita Umno leader, who was sacked from the party last year.
Syed Rosli is also facing expulsion from the party for his intention to contest as an independent in the by-election as he is unhappy BN has chosen Mastura Yazid, the widow of the former MP Wan Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, as the BN candidate.
PAS Women’s chief Dr Najihatussalehah Ahmad is also contesting.
Yesterday, former Umno member Hamidah Osman, who was sacked last year for disciplinary problems, had announced that she was not ruling out the possibility of contesting in the by-election.
Syed Rosli told FMT today at his residence: “I have received information that a woman will be contesting, sponsored by Tun Mahathir, to break the votes and defeat Umno.
“She is insincere and is contesting only out of revenge against her former party. She will bring up the agenda of Tun Mahathir and the Citizens’ Declaration to defeat BN in Kuala Kangsar.”
Syed Rosli said Umno was seen to have failed in upholding the plight of the Malays, which he said had led to rifts in the community, leading to the formation of Malay NGOs.
“Perkasa, for example. The NGO is Malay and I believe that many of them were previously Umno members.
“They joined Perkasa out of disappointment with Umno, which had failed to help the people from an economic and educational standpoint.
“I also believe that Umno has failed to defend Malay and Muslim rights. The Malay royal institutions have also been disrespected.”
AMPANG: An Umno Youth member has alleged that former Premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad intends to sponsor a candidate in the Kuala Kangsar by-election.
Taman Chempaka Umno Youth Assistant Secretary Syed Rosli Jamalullail said this was apparently to split the votes for BN.
He said the independent candidate could be a Wanita Umno leader, who was sacked from the party last year.
Syed Rosli is also facing expulsion from the party for his intention to contest as an independent in the by-election as he is unhappy BN has chosen Mastura Yazid, the widow of the former MP Wan Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad, as the BN candidate.
PAS Women’s chief Dr Najihatussalehah Ahmad is also contesting.
Yesterday, former Umno member Hamidah Osman, who was sacked last year for disciplinary problems, had announced that she was not ruling out the possibility of contesting in the by-election.
Syed Rosli told FMT today at his residence: “I have received information that a woman will be contesting, sponsored by Tun Mahathir, to break the votes and defeat Umno.
“She is insincere and is contesting only out of revenge against her former party. She will bring up the agenda of Tun Mahathir and the Citizens’ Declaration to defeat BN in Kuala Kangsar.”
Syed Rosli said Umno was seen to have failed in upholding the plight of the Malays, which he said had led to rifts in the community, leading to the formation of Malay NGOs.
“Perkasa, for example. The NGO is Malay and I believe that many of them were previously Umno members.
“They joined Perkasa out of disappointment with Umno, which had failed to help the people from an economic and educational standpoint.
“I also believe that Umno has failed to defend Malay and Muslim rights. The Malay royal institutions have also been disrespected.”
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