Dear Umno members,

Please continue to support Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's decision to remain as party president and prime minister. It will be even better if the Umno Supreme Council decides that there should be no contest for the post of president in the forthcoming Umno general assembly.

For people like me who voted for the opposition in the March 8 election, it is important for him to stay. For the opposition parties, it is even more important for him to continue to lead the party and the country for the next four or five years.

You see, if he stays on, I don't have to feel guilty about voting for the opposition again in the next election. And for the opposition parties, they don't have to worry about losing. With Abdullah still leading BN, I am sure the opposition will easily win all the remaining BN seats. In fact, it will be a walk in the park.

The truth is the people despise Abdullah. He has done all the wrong things in the past four years. It will take more than the next five years for him to set things right. Certainly not with Khairy Jamaluddin and Kamaluddin Abdullah serving as his advisers, siphoning off tons of the rakyat's money in the process.

Has anyone wondered why PKR’s de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim or the other opposition leaders like Lim Kit Siang and Abdul Hadi Awang have not called for Abdullah's resignation?

Well, the answer is simple. Abdullah is no longer an asset to Umno and Barisan Nasional. In fact, he is a liability. Abdullah will only make it easier for Pakatan Rakyat to defeat BN in the next general election. This time Umno and BN will slip into oblivion.

Abdullah's refusal to step down as prime minister and Umno president points to several things – he is selfish, power-crazy and has detached himself from the wishes of the majority.

Shamelessly he has refused to step down although BN suffered the worst defeat in the history of the country. He still clings on to power, saying that the 30-odd Umno Supreme Council members – who fear their own future – are supporting him.

But the 30-odd Umno Supreme Council members are not the voice of the majority. In fact, many of them lost in the recent general election. Having been rejected by their own constituents, can they now claim that they represent the voice of the majority?

Furthermore, a prime minister cannot come from a state which is being ruled by the opposition. The prime minister, a lame duck in his own state, cannot lead the whole country. It may be legally right, but morally wrong. It only shows that he does not even command the support of his home state.

He can no longer bring any development to under-developed Kepala Batas because land is a state matter and no way is the DAP-led Penang state government going to allow projects in Kepala Batas which will be seen as promoting Abdullah.

We want a good leader. Not a hypocrite. Not one who preaches Islam Hadhari, but seen in public with an arm on Michelle Yeoh. Not one who claims the he will rid his cabinet of corrupt individuals but appoints Muhammad Muhammad Taib and Mohd Zain Mohamed as ministers. Not one who claims that he will not give any post to MPs who lost the election, but appoints Shahrizat Abdul Jalil as special adviser with Ministerial status.

Enough of this hypocrisy. So please Umno members, let Abdullah stay until the next general election.