Former PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli cautioned that UMNO’s threats to abandon the unity government following the High Court’s rejection of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest bid will lose potency if not followed through. Responding to fiery remarks from UMNO leaders like Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh, who called for withdrawal and stirred racial sentiments, Rafizi acknowledged their right to act but noted repeated unfulfilled threats erode impact.
Umno crying WOLF
He advocated setting clear “red lines” and acting decisively, drawing from his own resignation as economy minister. Rafizi said UMNO’s response will reveal if Najib’s pardon is truly a non-negotiable issue. Tensions escalated after DAP MP Yeo Bee Yin’s celebratory post, prompting UMNO secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki to question alliances, while party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi cryptically warned against fuelling the fire.
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