Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has urged the younger generation of party leaders to refrain from following the moves of their elders in politics who were actively plotting to grab power.
Without mentioning any names, Akmal (above), in an interview with Utusan Malaysia, broadly referred to a group of senior politicians, alleged to be involved in a plot to topple the government, as "destroyers of the country's political stability".
The Merlimau assemblyperson also reportedly said any such speculations of attempts to topple the government would create a negative public perception towards all politicians, including the younger generations who were not involved.
"So don't let the people hate politicians. The youth must change our ways. We can't be too eager in politicking because the people are fed-up.
"Just imagine, we have changed three prime ministers in a short period. Don't let it get to a point when the public will punish politicians.
"Youth can't be acting like the older generation. We the youths, we do not want the public to lose faith in politicians when the time comes for our generation to take over," added the 35-year-old first-term elected representative.
His remarks follow reports that several former Umno senior leaders, who were among dissidents sacked in December last year in the wake of their actions during the 15th general election, are now mulling contesting for Perikatan Nasional in the upcoming state elections.
Among others, former Tanjong Karang MP Noh Omar had declared he would be contesting a state seat in Selangor on a PN ticket.
At the same time, Akmal also expressed hope that there will be more young candidates.
Previously, there were reports claiming that 15 BN MPs would be vacating their seats to pave the way for by-elections.
Yesterday, opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin, who was named in the alleged plot as being PN’s prime minister candidate, shot down Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's challenge for PN to submit any statutory declarations they had in Parliament. - Mkini
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