BN Component Parties Should Assent To Umno's Struggle For The Malays - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said other component parties in the Barisan Nasional (BN) should take into account Umno's struggle to safeguard the Malay interests.

"Our struggle to safeguard the Malay interest will continue, but not to an extent that it will create fear among our friends in the BN," he told reporters at the parliament lobby here Monday.

In reaction to a statement by MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat that MCA should change its image and to adopt a more multi-racial approach so as not to be erased from the landscape of national politics, Hishammuddin described it as a brave statement with a vision.

Hishammuddin, who is also Education Minister, said the Umno Youth would also adopt a similar approach.

"For example, if we want to discuss the New Economic Policy or the Malay interests in Umno's context, it should be tailored to suit the young generation who truly understand the meaning of the struggle.

"We want to convince the public that the basis of our struggle will not change, but the method on how we want to explain to the grassroots, I think only the BN has the network to do so," he added.

[From http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news.php?id=330950]