Tengku Zafrul stated in a blog on X on Sunday that he has not yet made a decision regarding the matter despite having discussions with PKR about joining the group. Additionally, he claimed that there were no dialogues about by-elections being held or jobs being discussed at the state levels.  ,
He said that Malay are fed up with this silly and bad politics, including false behind-the-scenes attacks.
” Many people are informed that I have raised these concerns before in the context of Selangor UMNO, but sadly this subject still bothers them,” he said.  ,
Tengku Zafrul, a senator whose word is set to end the following year, left his position as Selangor UMNO manager in April of this year. A former businessman, he became the finance minister in the aftermath of the” Sheraton Walk” back in February 2020 via a senatorship.  ,  ,
He had lost the election’s 15th general election, but he was finally re-elected as a senator and took over the position of director of global trade and industry.  ,
In Malaysia, a legislator has three years in office, with a maximum of two words.  ,
Secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the Unity Government did not permit or take the process of party-hopping by members of any gathering. On Saturday, UMNO leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi criticized those who put individual interests before celebration loyalty.
” The culture of poaching people or officials from each other’s events will just create issues and problems, jeopardising the government’s stability”, he said in a statement on Sunday.
After the negative feedback from the UMNO, Azmi believed Anwar would hardly allow Zafrul’s entry into the organization.  ,
Anwar did believe that it is not worthwhile to bother about this because it can cause chaos. It has the potential to harm the national government’s coherence. Yet though , Tengku Zafrul is certainly considered to be a great resource for UMNO, it is about saving experience and something that UMNO may not be able to accept”, he said.  ,
Awang was of the opinion that if Tengku Zafrul was allowed to join the group, there would be a lot of consequences for Anwar, and that those in the PKR were uneasy that Anwar would become promoting a new member.  ,
He cited the Barisan Nasional agreement, which was Malaysia’s last remaining leader until it was ousted from power in 2018, as saying that “UMNO and BN made Anwar the excellent secretary and this is something that may have a huge impact on the political landscape.”  ,  ,
After the 15th General Election failed to produce a clear win and led to a hung parliament, Anwar took the oath of office on November 24, 2022.
He leads a unity government comprising PH, earlier ruling partnership Barisan Nasional, Gabungan Parti Sarawak, Gabungan Rakyat Sabah and Parti Warisan.