A new NGO wants Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to swear a sumpah laknat (religious oath) in relation to the RM2.6 billion that was transferred into his personal bank accounts.

Announcing the group Kuasa Suara Rakyat (KSR) today, its chief Umi Hafilda Ali, the sister of Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali who is no stranger to controversy, immediately trained her guns on Najib.

She called on the premier to swear that the RM2.6 billion was indeed from a wealthy Arab donor and that every sen was spent for the good of the country and rakyat.

"Just like how he dared to make a sumpah laknat , denying that he had anything to do with (murdered Mongolian) Altantuya (Shaariibuu), we want him to do the same thing in the Putrajaya Mosque (on the RM2.6 billion)," she said in a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

Umi also announced that the NGO will hold a solat hajat session in Putrajaya, at the end of October.

"We, together with (former premier) Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be at the event with more than 50,000 people," she said.

"We plan to submit a memorandum to Najib [...] We are not like that Jamal ikan bakar," she said, in reference to red shirt rally leader Jamal Md Yunos.

As for the sumpah laknat , Umi said Najib ( photo ) was more than welcomed to do it during the solat hajat event.

"We also want Mahathir to make a sumpah laknat on whatever he has alleged thus far, that he is not being backed by anyone (in coming out with the allegations against Najib)," she said.

'Thousands of messages'

Meanwhile, Umi explained that the new NGO was formed after she received "thousands of messages" through her Facebook account, asking her to do something with regard to the current political scenario.

"Let us move in a large group, so that the arrogance (of the leaders) can be toned down.

"My video (in which she announced that she has quit Umno), was viewed 350,000 times. I believe the rakyat wants to listen to what I say.

"I'm a person with principles, that's the reason why I quit from Umno. I also made sure (former opposition leader) Anwar Ibrahim was brought to justice," said Umi, who was a main witness during former opposition leader Anwar's first sodomy trial.

Umi, who said that the new NGO was registered with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) last Thursday, also claimed that the NGO, to date, has 30,000 members.

She however denied that the formation of the NGO was purely to take on the embattled prime minister.

"Not really. (But) of course now the main focus is on Najib. But it's high time that leaders listen and be sensitive to the rakyat.

"We don't want things to be worse than in Anwar's ( photo ) time," she added.

Meanwhile, Umi stressed that the NGO was open to all races.

"I hate the racist issue. I don't like how (certain quarters) claim of ‘perhimpunan Melayu’. KSR is open to all races.

"We are all Malaysians, we have to love and respect each other," she said.

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