As Umno marks 79th anniversary, Zahid warns against ‘who's more radical' race
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today reminded party members not to get caught up in the 'who's more radical' race.
He said Umno must remain a mature, rational, and unifying centrist party.
'This is the politics of consideration, stability, and hope that we must uphold as we lead the nation,' he said in his speech at Umno's 79th anniversary celebration at the World Trade Centre here.
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