Umno “rotten to the core”
(Malaysian Mirror) – “Umno is rotten to the core.” These words were allegedly uttered to Dr Mahathir Mohamad by a former senior leader who is disillusioned with the party and plans to jump ship to PAS.
The former prime minister wrote in his blog that according to the veteran politician Umno is rotten “from its lowest level to the highest.”
The politician further told Mahathir: “What’s left are remnants of people with self-interest who still hope of being rewarded for supporting Umno. They are n
ot nationalists and cannot be trusted.”
ot nationalists and cannot be trusted.”
Mahathir said the former leader gave him many reasons why he thought Umno will no longer be given the chance to rule his beloved country.“I will not say more. What I want to say is this; his views are being spread acoss the Malay community and among Umno members,” the ex-Umno president added.
In his blog dated Nov 30, Mahathir wrote while the next general election is due in about two years, he has been observing the reaction of the people to the new leadership in Umno.
“I am shocked. I am shocked that a former senior Umno leader has chosen to say that ‘Umno is rotten to the core.’
Branch leaders only have self-interest
“He also said he was thinking of supporting PAS. He said he has met many retired Umno leaders who agree with his views.”
Mahathir claimed at the branch level, the leaders are only interested to maintain their position. It is because the majority of branch leaders get to be chairman of the village development and security committee, with fixed allowances and the authority to distribute allocations.
Furthermore, he added, there are opportunities for them to be Class F contractors for small rural projects.
The former premier Mahathir alleged these branch leaders will not allow anyone ‘more educated’ than them to join their branches.
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