11-02-2022, 11:43 AM
Keeping stubborn leaders will lead to ‘disaster’ for Umno, says Puad
PETALING JAYA: Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi has dismissed claims that the decision to drop several big names for the coming general election (GE15) will hurt the party.
While he did not provide any names, Puad said some of the “heavyweight leaders” who were not picked for GE15 have threatened that their omission would lead to a “disaster” for Umno.
“Actually, keeping the stubborn ones is a disaster for the party. They do not obey the party’s decisions and they burden the party,” he said in a Facebook post.
“It’s better to drop them. Their attitude provides our opponents with ammunition to criticise the party.
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While he did not provide any names, Puad said some of the “heavyweight leaders” who were not picked for GE15 have threatened that their omission would lead to a “disaster” for Umno.
“Actually, keeping the stubborn ones is a disaster for the party. They do not obey the party’s decisions and they burden the party,” he said in a Facebook post.
“It’s better to drop them. Their attitude provides our opponents with ammunition to criticise the party.
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