Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who still wields a significant influence in Umno, is the latest leader to offer his views on the health of the party ahead of its much-watched annual assembly slated for early December.While the 85-year-old Mahathir was careful to sheath his claws, it was clear he managed to say what he wanted to about Prime Minister Najib Razak's leadership of the party, for the edification of all members.
Najib is not the man to transform Umno. He doesn't even have enough time to do so, though no one knows what he is spending his time on. This appeared to be the gist of Mahathir's remarks in an interview with the Umno-owned Utusan newspaper.
“Umno became badly damaged when Tun Abdullah Badawi took over. Because he prioritised his family and there were so many corruption allegations. And everyone knew about his son-in-law’s involvement,” Utusan reported Mahathir as saying on Sunday.
“This damaged Umno has been inherited by Datuk Seri Najib Razak for him to fix. Umno needs time before it can become stronger. But Najib is busy and does not have enough time."
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