It will be Malay tsunami next, Utusan warns Umno
Lee Shi-Ian, TMI
PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat will change their strategies to garner more support from Malays and Bumiputeras to create a “Malay tsunami” in the next general election, columnist Awang Selamat said today.
After the “Chinese tsunami” in the 13th General Election, as described by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Awang predicted the outcome of the 14th polls would revolve around the Malay votes.
“Umno will have a fierce fight on their hands from PAS and PKR in order to win support from the Malay majority. PAS and PKR are set to change their game plan,” Awang said in his Sunday column in “Utusan Malaysia”.
“The Umno supreme council needs to be humble as they will have nobody to blame but themselves if the party fails to retain Putrajaya in the next polls.”
The party’s mouthpiece, “Utusan Malaysia”, reminded the supreme council members not to focus on their personal ambitions to the extent of forgetting Umno’s fundamental principles.
Awang, the pseudonym for the newspaper’s collective editorial team, said the supreme council members would be held responsible if Umno failed to defend its political position in the next general election.
“Be wary, while Umno is strong, it is not invincible. Everyone must take up the struggle and fight for Umno to be supported, especially by Malays and Bumiputeras,” Awang said.
