GERAKAN Tanah Air (GTA) intends to use the torch as its symbol in the coming general election if the coalition’s registration application is approved by the Registrar of Society (ROS).

The GTA sponsor committee met ROS director-general Mohd Nawardi Saad today to submit documents and discuss registration.

On August 4, former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad announced the establishment of GTA, comprising four parties, namely Pejuang, Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Putra), Barisan Jemaah Islamiah Se-Malaysia (Berjasa) and Parti Perikatan India Muslim Nasional (Iman).

“In order for GTA to qualify to contest in GE15, we are doing the proper process based on the law by registering this political coalition with the ROS,” said Dr Mahathir who is also GTA sponsor chairman in a statement read by the coalition’s secretary-general Marzuki Yahya today.

Dr Mahathir, who is also Pejuang chairman, is still undergoing quarantine at home after being discharged from the National Heart Institute (IJN) on Sunday. He was admitted to IJN after testing positive for Covid-19 on August 31.

Meanwhile, Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir, who is also GTA sponsor deputy chairman, hopes that GTA’s application for registration will receive due consideration from the ROS to enable the coalition to contest in national polls.

Mukhriz said GTA offers the people a new coalition that is comparable to existing coalitions such as Barisan Nasional, Perikatan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.

“Preparations for GE15 are underway and coalition members are moving together by sharing each other’s strengths,” he said. – Bernama, September 6, 2022.