Malays no longer need to feel indebted to Umno, says analyst

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Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani says the party must rid itself of the stigma of corruption and eradicate all traces of it from within the party.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/07/20/malays-no-longer-need-to-feel-indebted-to-umno-says-analyst/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AsrulHadiAbdullahSani #AzamBaki #Umno

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00:00Two political analysts agree that UMNO can no longer rely on its leading role in securing

00:07independence for the country as the basis for expecting continued support from Malay voters.

00:14Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani said UMNO has progressively lost support since the 13th

00:19general election as Malays pivoted away from party loyalty to select candidates capable of

00:25addressing local issues effectively. Asrul said although religion may seem

00:31important to Malay voters, what truly matters to them are economic opportunities,

00:36the cost of living, education, and a chance for a better life.

00:41Recently, former UMNO treasurer Saleh Syed Keruak said in order for UMNO to regain Malay

00:46voter support, the party needs to choose between the narrative that Malays owe UMNO for independence

00:52and special assistance or that UMNO owes Malays for 60 years of support.

00:58Asrul added that to restore voter confidence, UMNO must rebuild from the ground up by addressing

01:04grassroots concerns, conducting door-to-door campaigns, and eliminating the stigma of

01:09corruption within the party. Meanwhile, Azmi Hassan from the National Council of Professors

01:15said UMNO can no longer expect the indebtedness of the Malay community

01:19to automatically translate into votes for the party.

01:23He said the party should focus on what it can offer voters in future elections

01:28and not dwell on past glories.

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