No UMNO election this year .... what the hell

The PRU 13 election was over. Now all the new MPs are waiting for a call to take oath and proceed with the first session of the new term. By the end of this year, UMNO must have a party election. This could be in November or December. There has been some quarters calling for 'no contest' for the top posts. This has become a debate among UMNO supporters.

The spirit of revising UMNO election is to allow contest for the top posts. Previously, it was made to be tough, but the newly revised procedure allowed anyone to contest, and candidates are chosen directly by 100000++ members rather than by a representative of 2500+ members. This is a good spirit in order to keep reinventing UMNO to be relevant in any period of time. But it is only good on paper, if not being practiced, or not allowed to be practiced.    

The outcome of PRU-13 has shown that Chinese voters are no longer interested with BN. Most Malays have seen this as a betrayal. Why? Because the Chinese have demanded so many things from PM Najib, from vernacular school to University College, scholarships, position in the government and so on. Although the demands are non compliance to our Constitution, but PM Najib has granted so many. However he was betrayed on the election day when it turned out that 97% of Chinese put their vote to the PKR-DAP-PAS coalition.

Most Malays reflected this result by coming up with "Buy Chinese Last" and "Boycott Chinese Product" campaign. There is no guarantee that this will be a success, but the intention is good that it will push consumer demand towards Bumiputra's products and eventually freeing us from the Chinese capitalist. However, never expect this campaign to bear fruits in a short time, one should expect to see the success of this five years from now, if the issue is played and reminded consistently. After all "Melayu Mudah Lupa"

The next UMNO election will reflect on the aftermath of PRU13. With the grassroots fiery on Chinese betrayal and the perception whether PM Najib is seen as pro-Chinese or pro-Malays. The ball is actually on Najib's foot. If within this few months PM Najib is seen as pro-Chinese with his pro-Chinese policies, then the grassroots are ready to choose a new UMNO President. It may not even be Muhyiddin Yassin.