KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the Malays were being sidelined in their own country since Umno lost power.
The former prime minister, in his latest Facebook posting, said:
“I have always said that the Malays would suffer (terbangsat di negara sendiri) if Umno lost its power.
“Now that Umno has indeed lost power, there is nothing to do but for us to stay strong in facing this challenge from Allah.”
Najib, who was former Umno president, said the Malays could not depend on the Pakatan Harapan-led government to defend their rights or fight for them.
"This is because the strength of the Malay party in Pakatan Harapan comes from the non-Malays,” he said.
Najib claimed that the government had allowed the national language to be molested while the Islamic and Bumiputera agenda was also not given priority in the new administration.
Touching on the just concluded Umno elections, Najib said all party members should put their personal interests aside and concentrate on reviving the party.
He also called on all party members to learn from past mistakes while focussing on regrouping and restoring Umno’s strength.
“We need to stop fighting among ourselves. We also need to stop making all sorts of accusations which could affect Umno unity,” he said.
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