Sacked Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin said he is
unfazed by his expulsion and that he will not be silenced.
"If they think my struggle will be buried here, they
are wrong.
"I will continue to fight as long as there is life in
me. Let them sack me and do whatever they want to break my fighting
spirit," said Muhyiddin in a statement today.
"I have never betrayed Umno. I have only opposed Umno
leaders who are corrupt and crooked," he added.
Yesterday, Muhyiddin and Umno supreme council member Mukhriz
Mahathir were expelled from the party, while Umno vice-president Shafie Apdal
was suspended on disciplinary grounds.
All three have been fierce critics of Prime Minister Najib
Abdul Razak, who is also Umno president.
Muhyiddin said even though his sacking was not according to
party procedure and unconstitutional, he will not be appealing the decision.
"I accept Allah's will. I have done my duty as an Umno
leader and will continue my responsibility to religion, race and country like
those before me," he said.
Muhyiddin also urged Malays to rise up against corrupt
leaders.
"Arise Malays, struggle for moral values and integrity
so that we are not belittled by corrupt and greedy leaders," he said.
Bidding Umno farewell, Muhyiddin said he accepted this is
Allah's challenge and believe the people can judge between right and wrong.
"Yesterday was the end of my long journey in Umno. I
will remember this history as Umno had always been part of my pulse and
flesh," he said.
"Alas, I was sacked because what I had spoken on
touched on the biggest moral and financial scandal in Umno's history as well as
the nation's, involving the prime minister," he added.
Mukhriz and Shafie, he said, paid the price for doing
likewise, said Muhyiddin.
He lamented that Umno today is no longer the Umno of the
past, as it is controlled by one person bent on saving himself.
He said the party no longer punished those who committed
wrongdoings, but punished those who spoke the truth.
However, Muhyiddin said he is not willing to bow to this.
"Those who control Umno can do whatever they want to
me. But I am not willing to live on my knees.
"It is not my principle to bow and collude with the
evil doings of leaders that wreck our race and nation," he said.
Muhyiddin also apologised to Umno members if he had done any
wrong.
"Farewell Umno, I surrender to Allah," he said.
Source –Mkini-
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