Umno, under its current party president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, is a divided party that is being pulled in different directions, according to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The former Umno president claimed in an interview with a news portal that there were at least three separate factions within Umno: one with Zahid at the helm, another under deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, and the last under former party vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein who is currently foreign minister.
“Now Umno is divided. There is this faction and that faction. One faction says this, another says that. How will you lead Umno, which faction?” Dr Mahathir was quoted as saying.