Ahead of GE14, Zahid warns 'Sabah for Sabahans' seditious


Sheridan Mahavera

Umno acting deputy president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has slammed growing regional sentiments in east Malaysia, saying such regionalism as seditious and can be severely punished. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, December 5, 2017.

UMNO’S number two Ahmad Zahid Hamidi slammed rising regionalism in East Malaysia, saying that such sentiments were a serious crime that can be severely punished.

His warning comes as Umno, which holds 13 parliamentary seats in Sabah, faces a fierce local opposition that is dipping into a surge of regionalism expressed through the motto “Sabah for Sabahans”.


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  • In the same token and just as seditious is Umno only for Malays, MCA only for Chinese, MIC only for Indians.

    Posted 6 years ago by Xuz ZG

  • This man,if he leads an UMNO that loses power, there will be dead people.

    Posted 6 years ago by Bigjoe Lam