Muhyiddin leads Umno loyalty pledge

(The Star) – Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on Saturday led party members to pledge their loyalty to the party in conjunction with the Umno General Assembly 2011, which is said to be the last to be held before the 13th general election.

Muhyiddin called upon the 5,447 delegates from the 191 divisions present at the assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre, here to stand up with him and make the pledge of loyalty to the party to ensure the continuity of its struggles in defending the sanctity of the religion, the integrity of the race and the sovereignty of the country.

“Let us stand together in the spirit of unity and solidarity, honesty and sincerity, confidence and determination in winning the solid support of the rakyat for the sake of our party’s victory.

“We, the Umno people, pledge to close ranks, promote brotherhood, eliminate disputes, avoid jealousy and feeling of envy, and to place party interest above self-interest.

“We, the Umno people, pledge to be loyal to the party by giving our full trust and solid support to the President to lead us to a handsome victory in the next general election.

“We, the Umno people, swear to work hard and diligently, in a proper and planned manner, to fight a holy war in sincerity in the name of Allah to ensure victory for Umno and the Barisan Nasional in the 13th general election.

“We, the Umno people, pledge to give our solid and undivided support to the candidates to be selected by the party’s top leadership to contest in the next general election.

“To all the delegates, men and women, I say thank you,” the Deputy Prime Minister concluded.

The pledge of loyalty was made at the conclusion of his winding up speech in conjunction with the Umno General Assembly 2011.