Umno Will Rise Again, Says Abdullah - Bernama

KOTA BAHARU, June 14 (Bernama) -- Echoeing the sentiment voiced by his deputy, Umno President Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Friday night he would not do anything that could harm the party.

"I will not let Umno to be divided. In the north (of Peninsular Malaysia), Umno was founded by my father and grandfather," he said in his speech at a dinner in conjunction with his one-day visit to Kelantan.

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak told reporters in London on Thursday that he was a "true Umno man" who would not risk destroying the party his father built.

Najib also said he would not challenge Abdullah for the Umno president's post and as he believed in "the traditional way of leadership transition".

Abdullah said, like his deputy, he would not do anything that could split the party.

He said despite the results of the March 8 general election, Umno's strength remained intact.

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