Don't be race heroes - Mat Hasan tells Umno

UMNO AGM | Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan today read out a list of don'ts that his party members and leaders should adhere to.

Among others, he said Umno should not be race heroes or get too carried away with Muafakat Nasional, their cooperation pact with PAS.

"Don't get too carried away as though Muafakat Nasional is a guarantee we will form government. No, it is far from that.

"Don't be race heroes. That is a negative for our efforts to rise again," he said in his closing remarks at the Umno general assembly.

He said he saw many party members had become too "relaxed" after Muafakat Nasional was formed, as though there was no more work to do.

At the same time, he said Umno should not be dependent on "outsiders".

"Don't hope for help from the outside. If we are strong, we will get to form a government well. When we are strong, people will come to us," he said.

This was believed to be aimed at the alleged machinations of some Umno leaders to form "a backdoor government" together with Bersatu and the Azmin Ali faction in PKR.

Meanwhile, Mohamad also told Umno members not to "strip the party naked" by revealing its secrets including its strategies. - Mkini