Umno: Stop the madness, make room for competition, says Khairy

SHAH ALAM - Former Umno Youth Chief Khairy Jamaluddin believes the action of more than 100 Umno Division Leaders who unanimously reject the president and deputy president posts to be contested should be stopped.

Describing it as 'madness', the former Rembau MP opined that Umno President Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was a fighter who would fearlessly face his challengers.

"Stop this madness, I think the president (Zahid) is a fighter who is not afraid to face challengers.

"Make room for competition, don't kill the democracy in Umno," he said through a post on his Instagram today.

Previously, it was reported that a total of 140 Umno Divisional Leaders unanimously did not want the positions of president and deputy president of the party to be contested in the upcoming election.

Wangsa Maju Umno Chief Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Shafie Abdullah said they agreed to ask Zahid to consider the matter because Umno needed to be strengthened ahead of the upcoming state elections.

Khairy had previously signalled that he would compete against Zahid's position as president.