Besieged: Ahmad Zahid is beset by warring factions in his party, with some calling for him to step down as president. — Filepic/The Star
IN July, I had a chat with an Umno leader on the then simmering rancour in the party towards Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.
The Umno “kluster mahkamah” (court cases cluster, ie, Umno members facing corruption charges in court) is now going for blood, I said then. They say Umno is the biggest party in Malaysia and they want an Umno leader to be PM. Will the grassroots support this cluster if they go against Bersatu, I asked.
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