Come clean on charges to ensure support, Azalina told
Despite a clean sweep of the nominations to retain the Puteri Umno chief post, Azalina Othman Said must still clarify the allegations levelled against her, said a political rival today.
"Only then, can she expect undivided support from all quarters in Puteri Umno, including myself," Raihan Sulaiman Palestine (photo) told
malaysiakini
.
Raihan and three others Mastina Abdul Hamid, Mazibah Mohd Zin and Ummi Hafilda Ali had aspired to contest for the post but failed to receive a single nomination.
Azalina, on the other hand, was nominated by all the 165 Puteri Umno divisions nationwide. The two-year-old wing will hold its inaugural election on Nov1.
"It would be uncomfortable for Azalina to lead Puteri Umno with these allegations hovering above her," said Raihan.
Last month, Elly Zalilah Yusof, a former close aide of the pro tem chief, accused her of corruption and lodged reports with the police and the Umno management committee.
Elly claimed that vehicles belonging to the wing were registered under the names of outsiders, questioned the need for the wing to have three bank accounts and alleged discrepancies in funds collected for Afghan refugees.
She also accused Azalina of resorting to strong-arm tactics to intimidate her political foes.
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