PETALING JAYA: Those who leave Umno are opportunists, not fighters, says Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.
Commenting on the recent resignations by Umno members, Mohamed Khaled said that people should not be confused between a "fighter" and an "opportunist".
"No, they are not fighters. They are those who lost in the fight. There is no value of struggle that we can expect from them.
"Those who are really in the fight are those who take responsibility," Mohamed Khaled said in a statement on Sunday (Dec 23).
"We have nothing to worry about. It is their loss, not ours.
"Desperation? Left with no choice? All these are questions that we cannot answer. It is up to us to judge," he said.
He added that the departure of these Umno leaders pushes them to redefine the meaning of "struggle".
"We need to ask ourselves where the value of struggle really lies, within money, influence, or position?
"What saddens me the most is that within all this, we are forgetting the most important thing - the people and the voters," said Mohamed Khaled.
Earlier this month, Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the party should take a positive approach in dealing with it the departure of Umno members.
"We cannot be upset or be overly emotional.
"If that is the decision of Sabah Umno, we in the peninsula should accept it," he said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec 12).
Mohamad, who is carrying out the duties of Umno president following Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s decision on Dec 18 to step aside, said no one can compel another in such matters and that loyalty and togetherness were not something that could be traded.
Since the May 9 general election, 17 MPs have quit Umno, with many calling for Ahmad Zahid to step down due to the lack of leadership in the party.
Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/23/khaled-condemns-umno-defectors-says-they-are-not-fighters/#b6ToaxAbdOJkIDif.99
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