Ku Li: Umno born a Malay party, should remain one

PETALING JAYA: Umno was created as a Malay party and it should remain as such, party veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said today.
The former finance minister said the issue facing Umno now is not about whether to open its membership to other races, as the party was born a Malay one.
"It was born like that. Umno was formed by a gathering of Malay organisations in 1946 because of the threat to the sovereignty of the country," he said, voicing disagreement with suggestions that Umno's membership be opened to other races.
"We can add one or two non-Malays as members, like some parties have done, and label it as multiracial. But the face is still not multiracial. I can say I'm multiracial because I used to have a non-Malay wife, but I'm not multiracial in that sense."
Razaleigh has been urged to contest the position of president in the upcoming party polls.