Clear message to jump ship during meeting with Dr M, says Zahid
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he and other party leaders met with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today admitted that he and other senior party leaders had met with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Zahid said at the meeting, the message was clear.
“The message is very loud and clear that we must jump ship and join PPBM.
“We must dissolve Umno,” he said after delivering the keynote address at the 72nd MIC general assembly at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC).
Zahid said also present at the meeting was his deputy and Umno’s vice-presidents.
He was responding to questions by reporters on whether he had been personally asked by Mahathir to jump ship.
Zahid, however, refused to elaborate further on the meeting with Mahathir.
Previously, it was reported that Mahathir had welcomed Umno members who wanted to join PPBM.
Zahid also refused to comment on Umno veteran Mustapa Mohamad, better known as Tok Pa, who officially submitted his membership application form to join PPBM to Mahathir, who is the party’s chairman, last night.
“Who is Tok Pa? I don’t know who’s that,” was his response when pressed by the media.
Earlier in his speech, Zahid, who is facing 45 charges related to criminal breach of trust, money laundering and corruption involving more than RM100 million, said he was sure he would not have been charged had he decided to jump ship together with the other Umno leaders who had done so.
He claimed that he was slapped with so many charges because he had refused to jump ship and dissolve Umno and BN.
“I have never seen anyone being slapped with 45 charges. It is a new record in the country and I must congratulate myself.
“I will never jump ship and dissolve Umno and BN. I have to stand firm on this.
“I am innocent, my intention is good and I have never misused the funds as alleged.”
Zahid also warned of the possibility that other leaders, not only from Umno but also from MIC and MCA, would face similar actions from the authorities.
“We must not be afraid and we must defend the truth for the sake of BN,” he said.
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