En bloc resignations to reinstate Umno warlord

(FMT) GEORGE TOWN: Thirty-six Bukit Bendera Umno division committee members today announced that they would resign en bloc to pave the way for a new elections in order to return Ahmad Ismail as chairman. The resignations, including that of its current chairman and permanent chariman, would take effect three weeks from now.

Ahmad Ismail was slapped with a three-year suspension in 2008 for making racist remarks during an election rally.

The local Umno warlord had caused an uproar when he labelled non-Malays as ‘pendatang’ (immigrants) who were not qualified to enjoy the same rights as the Malays during the Permatang Pauh by-election which was won by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.

His statement had drawn flak from both MCA and Gerakan, but Ahmad refused to back down.

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