Pasir Mas MP Ibrahim Ali, famously known as the ‘katak politician’ - a favourite term of his political detractors - is at it again. His words are still as colourful as his character.

This time, he says that he was waiting for Umno to court him.

matthias chang ibrahim ali police report 260608 03 According to a Bernama report, Ibrahim said he was not in a hurry to apply to join Umno and instead would await for the party to make the first move.

"I will not propose to Umno; but I will think about it if Umno proposes to me. I have no idea when that is going to happen," he said when asked to comment whether he would want to remain as the sole independent MP or return to Umno.

Ibrahim, whose Umno membership has been suspended for life, said that he would think over it carefully should Umno wanted him back in the party.

No hasty decision

"A decision taken hastily can lead to one's downfall," he said after officiating at a Kota Baru event yesterday.

Ibrahim, 57, was stripped of his post as the Pasir Mas Umno division chief in November 2003 and later suspended for life after he contested as an independent candidate in the May 2004 general election.

He had previously said that the would make a "shocking political move" but would wait for former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to make his.

Dr Mahathir rejoined Umno last week, together with his wife and son, Mokhzani.

In doing so, he also appealed to those who let Umno with him last year to return to the party’s fold.