‘There’s room for sacked members to return’ - Johor Umno Youth

JOHOR BAHRU - Johor Umno Youth is confident that there is still room and opportunity for the sacked members to return to Umno.

Its chief Mohd Hairi Md Shah said the termination was a normal occurrence for any parties, especially when there were issues that involved the party president.

He hoped the situation could be rectified and the members would return to the party.

“In my opinion, whether people agree or disagree, this situation is actually normal within a party.

“Even Azmin (Ali), Hussam Musa and Mat Sabu were sacked for voicing out different opinions towards their respective party presidents.

“If I was the president, in the future, and was constantly pushed around and prevented to do good and rejuvenate the party, I might act the same way.

“I hope understanding can be rebuilt. To the members who were sacked, I hope the party’s grassroots would call them back (to join the party).

“Consider it as a lesson for every party, that not everyone can attack the president as one pleases.

“Everyone needs to be careful when they speak, we should peacefully sit at the same table and avoid messing up our own house. Hopefully the members who were sacked remained resilient to continue their fight and with God’s will, I am confident there is an opportunity to reconnect,” he said on Wednesday.

Last week, Umno sacked former youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin and former Selangor Umno chief Tan Sri Noh Omar.

They had also suspended several leaders’ membership for six years, namely Sembrong MP cum former vice president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and former information chief Shahril Sufian Hamdan.

Hairi also thanked former Johor Umno liaison committee chairman Datuk Seri Hasni Mohammad for his leadership that greatly helped Johor Umno Youth before.