03-18-2022, 10:58 AM
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PETALING JAYA: An analyst has described Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan’s speech at the party’s general assembly as “very surprising” for its call for moderation, diversity and the need to ensure non-Malay support for Umno.
Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara told FMT he saw it as a brave address aimed at pushing Umno’s grassroots towards open-mindedness.
He said it was also a message to the party’s potential partners.
“Come GE15, Umno wants to form the government and it needs all the help it can get from non-Malay voters,” he said.
“But first of all, the grassroots need to be open to this. It will be interesting to see how the three party wings debate this.”
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