Umno must remain steadfast on the lane of moderation as this is a “crucial bulwark” for multiracial and multireligious Malaysia, said Mohamad Hasan.

The Umno number two’s reminder comes in the wake of the party’s decimation of the Kemaman by-election in the PAS stronghold of Terengganu on Dec 2.

Mohamad, who is popularly known as Mat Hasan or Tok Mat, also acknowledged that...