As the clock ticks down for the Umno general assembly, a veteran newsman with close links to former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, as well as a staunch critic of the current administration, has issued a warning to the party president.

If Najib Abdul Razak fails to heed the frustrated voices of Umno members and the Malay community, A Kadir Jasin said, he runs the risk of being changed or witnessing his party being decimated in the next general election.