The Association of Former Umno Elected Representatives (Penawar) has expressed its disappointment over Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor's remarks that Malay rights group Perkasa and NGOs were racist for the standing up to Malay rights.

Penawar president Adam Kadir said its the supreme council in a meeting today demanded the Umno secretary-general to apologise to Perkasa and Malay NGOs.

umno agm 2009 tengku adnan mansor pc 200309 02 "If Tengku Adnan ( right ) refuses to do so, Penawar will demand that Tengku Adnan be removed as Umno secretary-general," Adam said in a statement today.

He said Penawar's meeting today unanimously urged Umno to cooperate with Perkasa and all Malay NGOs, which championed and defended the rights of the Malays and Bumiputera as stipulated in the Federal Constitution.

Tengku Adnan was reported as saying that Umno had unequivocally distanced itself from Perkasa and told secretaries-general of BN  component parties that Umno would not back the organisation or its president Ibrahim Ali in the next general election.

He said any move to support Perkasa or its stand would only erode BN support among non-Malays.

- Bernama