Door not close on cooperation with other Malay-Muslim parties, says Umno man
Umno has not closed its doors on cooperating with other Malay-Muslim parties, says a Supreme Council member following calls for Muafakat Nasional (MN), an electoral pact formed in 2019 to unite the ummah, to be revived.
Sharkar Shamsudin said Umno was playing the role of “observer” in the unity government to oversee issues affecting Malay-Muslims.
“We are always open to collaboration and have never closed the door,” he told FMT.
Sharkar was responding to calls by Malay-based Perkasa and 16 other NGOs for Umno to revive MN or cooperate with Perikatan Nasional, as well as to refrain from working with Pakatan Harapan in the next nationwide polls.
The call was made at a meeting between the NGOs and Umno leaders, including secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki yesterday.
Sharkar, who was also at the…
