KUALA LUMPUR: Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has paid tribute to the late Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin for their contributions to the party.
In his speech at the Umno annual general assembly on Friday (Jan 16), Asyraf Wajdi said the duo were leaders who did not turn their backs on the party in the face of adversity.
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"Whenever we faced external pressures and were accused of many things, many turned away from us.
"However, these two stood by and defended the party through their loyalty," he told delegates.
Malaysia's fifth prime minister and former Umno president Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi passed away in April.
Sabah Umno strongman Bung Moktar passed away in December.
