Negeri Sembilan Umno Youth chief Mohamad Fadil Md Zin has warned that the culture of slander and internal attacks could one day undermine and even destroy the party’s institution.
He was referring to a recent remark by an Umno leader who claimed that national Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh was “H2O’s youth leader” rather than the official Umno Youth chief.
“This allegation is very serious and appears malicious, aiming to tarnish the reputation of Dr Akmal. Negeri Sembilan Umno Youth demands that the individual stop making such statements and issue a public apology,” he said in a statement.
Fadil, who is also Seremban Umno Youth chief, stressed that such behaviour only benefits political opponents.
“If no open apology is made, we call on the party’s top leadership to refer the matter to the disciplinary committee as it breaches Article 20.9 of the party constitution,” he added.
He cautioned that failure to act could normalise slander and internal attacks, eventually collapsing the party institution.
“The enemies of Umno want to see us divided. We must not be the ones to make their wish come true,” he said.
In a viral video lasting more than a minute, UMNO Supreme Council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam claimed that Akmal had a hidden agenda to position Hishammuddin as a future prime minister, describing him as “H2O’s youth chief”.
Lokman had also said that Akmal was serving as Hishammuddin’s “agent” to hamper ties between Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan, claiming that Hishammuddin wants Umno to work with Perikatan Nasional.
