I had to save Umno from enemies within the party, says Zahid

PETALING JAYA: Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he had no choice but to purge the party of enemies within it.

Zahid said while he could accept differing views, he would not compromise when it comes to those who questioned Umno’s integrity.

Umno, he said, was under attacked internally and as someone who had been entrusted to lead the party, he needed to put a stop to it.

“The party has to be saved. It cannot afford to have thorns in the flesh,” he said in an interview with Bernama.

His comment came in the wake of the sacking of former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin and former Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar.