Former Puteri Umno head Azalina Othman today regretted that the proposed amendment to have female Umno members aged between 18 and 35 to be registered automatically as Puteri members, has been rejected.

Azalina said if the young generation of Malay women were still forced to make a choice whether to join the Wanita or Puteri Umno movements, then Umno which was the main Malay party would not become strong.

umno 57th agm puteri umno 141106 puteri members "I regret that the amendment was rejected because I had always said that those under the age of 35 should become Puteri members automatically before becoming Wanita members upon reaching the age of 35.

"When we update the (membership list for Umno) Youth for example, all members below the age of 40 join the movement while those above 40 will join the division, so this will strengthen the leadership for the young generation in the party," she said.

The Pengerang Umno head and Member of Parliament was commenting on the amendments to the Umno constitution at her Aidilfitri open house at Bandar Penawar, Bukit Tinggi.

- Bernama