PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has suggested UMNO to go to the bottom repeatedly to explain to grassroots members and the people concerning a number of issues affecting the occasion, particularly its good ties with DAP.
Anwar, who can also be PKR president and Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, mentioned UMNO needs to do that if it desires to rejuvenate the occasion, which appears to be dropping help.
“They don’t hate UMNO however amongst UMNO supporters, they are saying UMNO has veered off monitor by cooperating with DAP.
“I feel the anti-DAP sentiment is powerful among the many Malays. UMNO’s drawback is as a result of it’s on good phrases with DAP, and it has to explain this situation as a result of DAP represents nearly all of Chinese,” he mentioned.
Anwar mentioned this at a dialogue session with editors-in-chief and senior editors of the digital, print and on-line media right here at present.
He mentioned this in response to a query from The New Straits Times Press group managing editor Datuk Ahmad Zaini Kamaruzzaman on whether or not PH would nonetheless want UMNO to face the sixteenth basic election as help for the latter was seen to be declining.
Anwar mentioned ties between PH events and UMNO at the moment are superb.
“At my age, I’m not snug with any actions of betrayal. I belief the management; they (UMNO) have been very supportive and dealing relations are additionally superb.
“If UMNO goes to the bottom as they’re doing now, I’m assured it may be rejuvenated and now there are indicators of this,” he mentioned. – eNM
