Stop being a passenger just for power, Ku Li tells Umno
Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s disciplinary action against certain members was reasonable as it was his responsibility to ensure the party was run well.
PETALING JAYA: Umno must reform itself and not be seen as a passenger just to obtain a bit of influence and power, says party veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
He said Umno had to change its image because many recent incidents in the party have shown that all is not well with the party in the eyes of the public.
“We have to rise again as a strong party and not piggyback on others just to get some power.
“Our party represents the majority of Malaysians as a Malay-based party.
“So, we should not just hope to remain a passenger (in the ruling coalition) and hope for a few positions that do not mean anything to us,” Berita Harian reported him as saying after chairing the Gua Musang Umno committee meeting.
Despite the current problems Umno is facing following its heavy defeat in the 15th general election (GE15), the former Gua Musang MP was confident the party would reform itself and rise again.
Speaking on the suspension and sacking of senior Umno leaders, Razaleigh, who is also known as Ku Li, felt it was normal for the party’s disciplinary committee to take action against members after giving it careful consideration.
He said disciplinary action against leaders and members for breaching party rules happened in all political parties.
“I believe this has been examined carefully by the disciplinary committee.
“Anyone who does not follow the set parameters of the party will be subject to disciplinary action to ensure the smooth running of the party.”
He said Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s action was reasonable as it was his responsibility as the leader to ensure the party was run well and to strengthen it.
On Friday, former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and former Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar were sacked for breaching party discipline during GE15.
The party also suspended its former vice-president and Sembrong MP Hishammuddin Hussein, former information chief Shahril Hamdan, Tebrau Umno division leader Maulizan Bujang and former Jempol MP Salim Sharif for six years.
Five Umno members from Pasir Gudang, nine from Putrajaya, two from Tanjong Karang and 26 from Pahang were also sacked.
PETALING JAYA: Umno must reform itself and not be seen as a passenger just to obtain a bit of influence and power, says party veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah.
He said Umno had to change its image because many recent incidents in the party have shown that all is not well with the party in the eyes of the public.
“We have to rise again as a strong party and not piggyback on others just to get some power.
“Our party represents the majority of Malaysians as a Malay-based party.
“So, we should not just hope to remain a passenger (in the ruling coalition) and hope for a few positions that do not mean anything to us,” Berita Harian reported him as saying after chairing the Gua Musang Umno committee meeting.
Despite the current problems Umno is facing following its heavy defeat in the 15th general election (GE15), the former Gua Musang MP was confident the party would reform itself and rise again.
Speaking on the suspension and sacking of senior Umno leaders, Razaleigh, who is also known as Ku Li, felt it was normal for the party’s disciplinary committee to take action against members after giving it careful consideration.
He said disciplinary action against leaders and members for breaching party rules happened in all political parties.
“I believe this has been examined carefully by the disciplinary committee.
“Anyone who does not follow the set parameters of the party will be subject to disciplinary action to ensure the smooth running of the party.”
He said Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s action was reasonable as it was his responsibility as the leader to ensure the party was run well and to strengthen it.
On Friday, former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and former Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar were sacked for breaching party discipline during GE15.
The party also suspended its former vice-president and Sembrong MP Hishammuddin Hussein, former information chief Shahril Hamdan, Tebrau Umno division leader Maulizan Bujang and former Jempol MP Salim Sharif for six years.
Five Umno members from Pasir Gudang, nine from Putrajaya, two from Tanjong Karang and 26 from Pahang were also sacked.
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