Mahathir: If you love Umno reject Najib now
(FMT) – The former Prime Minister delves into voting figures and issues to explain why Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak cannot lead the ruling coalition to victory in GE14.
Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned in his latest blog posting that Umno/Barisan Nasional (BN) will not win the next General Election, the 14th in 2018, if led by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Mahathir cautioned that Najib was misleading Umno members by urging them to support him in order to win GE14. “Umno members supporting Najib will ensure defeat in GE14 for Umno/BN.”
The fact of the matter, said Mahathir, is that Umno/BN used to win previous General Elections because of support from Malays who were not Umno members and support from Indians and Chinese.”
“Now, all these people no longer support Umno and BN.”
Delving into the figures, Mahathir pointed out that Malays in Umno generally don’t form more than 50 per cent of the registered voters in any constituency. “Umno never won because of support from members alone.”
In the GE14, all of them — Malays, Chinese and Indians — will reject BN because of Najib’s leadership, predicts Mahathir. “Umno will be destroyed because many party members themselves cannot accept Najib and his actions. Many of them will vote the Opposition or will not vote at all.”
On the other hand, if Najib was no longer the President of Umno and does not lead BN, there was a better likelihood that the ruling coalition will win. “People’s hatred would not be focused on Umno or BN alone if Najib was no longer around. Now, they do not accept Najib and their anger was towards him and some Umno leaders and others who want to curry favour for appointments.”
