Ku Li: Umno’s proposed constitutional amendment to hold party polls after GE15 must benefit Malays, not ‘one or two leaders’
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Umno stalwart Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today warned that his party’s proposed constitutional amendment to allow the party polls to take place after the next General Elections should not be made only to maintain the position of one or two specific leaders.
“If the decision is only to protect one’s own interests, then the Malays will definitely not benefit,” he reportedly said, referring to the amendment. However, the Umno general assembly that was held in March agreed to postpone party polls up to six months after GE15 to allow the party to focus on general election matters.
On Tuesday, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan was quoted as saying that the party will submit the list of proposed dates for its party elections to the Registrar of Societies on May 17.
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