Zahid does not want Umno-DAP tie-up, says BN executive secretary

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 5 years ago · Published on 13 Dec 2018 6:17PM · 7 Comments

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi with DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng in Butterworth, Penang, last year. Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad has rubbished talk that the opposition leader is looking for an alliance with DAP. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, December 13, 2018.

BARISAN Nasional chief Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has not once touched on any political alliance with DAP, says the coalition’s executive secretary, Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad.

Masrizal said that talk about a tie-up between BN and DAP circulating in social media stemmed from a series of closed-door meetings.

“The rumours followed a meeting between (Barisan Nasional secretary-general) Nazri Aziz and members of Umno’s divisions committee, which was exploited by those with vested interest to create an uproar.

“Zahid has never expressed any wish or entertained any attempts for BN to join hands with DAP at any stage,” Masrizal said.

“He is a long way from holding any political talks with DAP,” Masrizal said in a statement today.

It was reported that a faction in Umno was keen on forming a unity government with ruling parties PKR and DAP.

The plan, allegedly driven by Nazri Aziz, follows the exit of half of Umno’s Sabah leaders and members yesterday.

Nazri reportedly also conducted the meetings to rally support for Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s 8th prime minister.

This was disclosed to The Malaysian Insight by five sources who attended the meetings with Nazri, which began last week.

The sources said that at the meetings, Nazri presented Zahid’s strategy to support Anwar and form a new government with PKR and DAP, sources said.

Masrizal, however, said it was highly unlikely that Zahid would want Umno to cooperate with DAP as its political ideologies differed greatly.

“Do people think that Zahid is new to politics? He has been in politics for so long and knows how the game is played.

“He is a strong Malay and a strong Muslim. It is absolutely a serious accusation and overwhelmingly outrageous,” he said.

Masrizal also called on all parties to give Zahid the space he needed to preside over Umno until his mandate as president expires in 2021. – December 13, 2018.

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  • true colours of so called long time friends are now bear open for all to see. now we know dumno openly asking mca to leave as they want to bring in dap and with dap in they have pas in their pocket but what kind of a team would that be? dap, pas & dumno i can't see one common factor for all three except it benefits dumno to crawl back via back door to hold court. we all know dap & pas don't see eye to eye but if they do I won't be surprise that taking place as $$$$$ has cross hands, its as simple as that.

    Posted 5 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply

  • More like all who voted against UMNO do not want DAP to be tainted by them

    Posted 5 years ago by Mahsuri Smiles · Reply

  • Zahid is a poison. Touch it you die.

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Rubbish !!!!! Political posturing and tactical insinuations to create unrest in PH by Umno bankrupt of political astuteness. Sad it has comes to such ending of survival for Umno where decisions are so illogical and a true reflection of misfit miscreants.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • "BATU API"...trying to creat tension within PH with such talks....

    Posted 5 years ago by KC Yip · Reply

  • Zahid is a strong Indonesian, weak muslim and a terrible liar for the kleptocrat. Saudi's foreign minister had confirmed there was no Saudi donation from King Abdullah.

    Posted 5 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • Zahid is an Indon la! Born & bred in Indonesia..

    Posted 5 years ago by TTs Take · Reply