SHAH ALAM: Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has criticised alleged attempts to collect signatures to oust him, describing it as a move that contravenes the party’s constitution.
He said if the president could be removed through such a method, then other leaders including division chiefs, Armada, Srikandi and Srikandi youth chiefs could also face the same fate.
“There were claims that people are collecting signatures to topple the president.
“This goes against the party’s constitution.
“If the president can be brought down this way, then division leaders, wing chiefs and committee members can also suffer the same fate,” he said during his keynote address at Bersatu’s eighth annual general assembly.
Previously, it was reported that a poison pen letter had surfaced, targeting its deputy president, Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.
According to the letter sighted by Malaysiakini, the author accused Hamzah of planning to oust Muhyiddin.
Hamzah in an earlier speech said there is no room for poison-pen letters or backstabbing within the party, which he described as one big family.
He warned against bringing negative cultures into the party.
Meanwhile, Muhyiddin said the party must abide by its constitution if it is to remain united and harmonious.
“Remember, our party has its constitution and rules.
“If we want the party to remain orderly, proper and peaceful, then those rules must be respected,” he said.
The former prime minister urged members to end internal squabbles and remain focused on the party’s broader struggle.
“Stop the slander, avoid disputes among us. Discard all the bad traits that weaken us,” he told the delegates.
He said Bersatu was not founded on wealth or positions but on sacrifice and the determination to save the nation.
“Our party did not begin with piles of wealth and money, nor with promises of positions and power.
“We started with nothing but sincere spirit and burning determination to save the country,” he said.
Muhyiddin also warned that infighting could derail Bersatu’s momentum, drawing comparisons with other parties that once collapsed due to division.
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