BERSATU is a soulless political party that floats like a waterlily without roots. They have sacrificed their original struggle for the Malays by accepting the party-less floaters led by Mohamed Azmin Ali, formerly of PKR, last Sunday.
Three years after Dr Mahathir Mohamed established the party to house ex-Umbo floaters dissatisfied with former prime minister Najib Razak, Muhyiddin Yassin has completely abandoned the founding principles of Bersatu and changed it to a multiracial party to accommodate Azmin and gang for personal political expediency.
Bersatu struggled under Dr Mahathir to attract a membership of an estimated 100,000 Malays but has now bastardised its founding principles to cast its membership net wider to attract non-Malays and set an ambitious target of a million members as announced yesterday by its secretary-general.
I doubt non-Malays will embrace this radical change and join Bersatu when they can join time-tested multiracial parties such as PKR and DAP.
Bersatu under Muhyiddin plans to continue its callous behaviour of continuous betrayal of the Malays and Muslims by applying to join Muafakat Nasional, which is a coalition founded by Umno and PAS on a common charter to defend the Malays and Islam.
Bersatu, which was a Malay party when it applied to join MN two weeks ago, has shape-shifted to become a multiracial over the last weekend after it was accepted into MN by the top leaders.
This record of deception begs a review of the proposed inclusion of Bersatu in MN as treacherous behaviour cannot be tolerated in the pact.
It is easy for a waterlily like Bersatu to shift positions and abandon its principles because it is a party without grassroots and moves around where the political currents take it.
But the leaders of grassroots-based parties like Umno and PAS cannot admit shapeshifters like Bersatu into MN without the approval of the members.
They cannot overlook the members’ distrust of Bersatu. Umno Youth Pulai Division demands that the supreme council of MN re-evaluates the membership of Bersatu in the coalition.
It goes against the principles of MN and Bersatu, the serial betrayer, presents a serious risk to the coalition.
I hope this article will be published on the portal so as to give people an understanding of current developments in our political environment. – August 26, 2020.
* Muhammad Shaqib Shahrilnizam is Pulai Umno Youth information chief.
* This is the opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of The Malaysian Insight. Article may be edited for brevity and clarity.
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Comments
Posted 5 years ago by Andy K · Reply
Posted 5 years ago by Elyse Gim · Reply
His primary aim is to beef up the numbers to take over Bersatu when MY retires. Where he is concerned, his ambition and welfare come first. Looking back, you will recall how he used others and discarded them when his goals were achieved. He is ruthless and without empathy.
Currents members should well be reminded of his unsavory character and duplicity.
Be-forewarned, UMNO and PAS!
Posted 5 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply
You should NOT be surprised he will gang up with PAS against UMNO. After all he had a lot of goodwill from PAS back when he was MB of Selangor but refused to kick out PAS when PAS broke up with PR.
Azmin is sneaky, back-stabbing and treacherous.
Posted 5 years ago by Malaysian First · Reply