Ditch Hadi and Sanusi, then we can ‘muafakat’, Umno tells PAS

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KUALA LUMPUR – Umno should only consider rekindling its political alliance with PAS if the Islamist party is willing to turn its back on president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, a party division chief proposed today. 

Speaking at the Umno general assembly, Pasir Puteh Umno chief Datuk Zawawi Othman reasoned that possible future cooperations between the two can only happen once leaders who have “bad mouthed” Umno are out of the picture.

Other names mentioned by the Kelantan Umno information chief include Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz – son of former PAS leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat – and Kedah PAS deputy commissioner Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.

“If PAS were to reject these leaders, then we (Umno) can accept the party and hold proper discussions but as long as these individuals are around, then we should stick to ourselves and let them go about their business,” said Zawawi.

Referencing Hadi’s comment made on January 27 about Umno being like a “duck with broken legs”, Zawawi expressed his disappointment over such remarks especially since both parties had signed the Muafakat Nasional (MN) charter on September 14, 2019.

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