KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 22,000 individuals, including former party leaders and members, have joined or returned to Umno through the Rumah Bangsa initiative.
Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (pic) said the figure was recorded from the official opening of online registrations on April 20 until the recent Umno supreme council meeting on June 10.
“In less than two months, a total of 21,858 new members and former Umno leaders and members, including leaders from Bersatu nationwide, have registered or rejoined the party.
“May Allah bless and shower His mercy upon Rumah Bangsa, which has contributed greatly to shaping and uplifting religion, the Malay community and the nation throughout eight decades of struggle,” he said in a Facebook post yesterday, Bernama reported.
Rumah Bangsa is an Umno reunification initiative introduced by its president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to unite Malays and welcome former members back into the party.
Among those who have rejoined Umno through the initiative are former Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar.
Former Kelantan Umno chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed and former Selangor Umno chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar have also returned to the party.
