Govt never sidelined Malay, Islamic agenda - Zahid

The government supported by various political parties has never ignored the Malay agenda and Islamic interests, said Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The deputy prime minister said at the same time, the government led by Anwar Ibrahim will not sideline the agenda of other religions and races in this country.

The Umno president also said the struggles championed by the government were in line with the objectives of the formation and struggles of Umno, which is for the Malay and Islamic agenda.

“This is enshrined in the Umno constitution itself, that we make Islam the objective of our party's establishment and struggle without excluding other religions," he told reporters after attending a Hari Raya Aidilfitri event organised by Perlis Umno today.

Also present were Zahid's wife Hamidah Khamis, Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, Perlis Umno chairperson Rozabil Abd Rahman and Kedah Umno chairperson Mahdzir Khalid.

Zahid was commenting on the statement by the Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir who reportedly said that the party would not cooperate with any coalition that Umno joined in facing the upcoming state elections.

“We should also be kind to our friends and the people from Sarawak and Sabah, and they understand that fact,” he said.

On Umno’s chances in Kelantan and Terengganu in the state polls, Zahid said he was confident that there was now a trend of the people shifting their support to the government.

“I believe the trend has changed direction from 'Anti-Establishment' to 'Pro-Establishment' with high confidence in the government under Anwar’s leadership," he said.

- Bernama

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