Muhyiddin: Umno leaders rattled by 'Malay tsunami'

Umno will not be able to withstand the “Malay tsunami” wave that is now sweeping through the heartlands that used to be its strongholds, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia president Muhyiddin Yassin said today.

As Umno embarks on its annual party division meetings, Muhyiddin said in a statement, he could sense that its senior leaders were becoming increasingly nervous and they retaliated by using the platform to launch attacks on him and Bersatu.

“What I described as a ‘trust deficit’ by the Malays towards Umno is happening fast.

“I believe that this wave of Malay distrust will evolve into a Malay tsunami in the 14th general election and will witness a change of government in its aftermath,” said Muhyiddin, who pointed out that thousands of people attended Bersatu’s Hari Raya open house in Malacca, the state dubbed as Umno’s next stronghold after Johor.

“That is why Umno leaders like Zahid Hamidi, Khairy Jamaluddin and Razali Ibrahim are seen to be increasingly worried. They were my friends when I was in Umno before,” said Muhyiddin, a former Umno deputy president.

Among others, he cited Zahid’s threat last Saturday to expose Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s shameful past if Mahathir continued to criticise the government's leadership.

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-Mkini