Umno vice-president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Umno members should be united in handling mind attacks including being tested by an ungrateful figure and the enemy of the party.
“It is the responsibility of all leaders and party members to ensure that Umno continues to remain relevant and to look after the party consistently.
“Umno members across the country are urged to continue their ‘istiqomah’ (consistency) and ‘wala’ (fidelity) to strengthen the party,” he said when opening the Larut Umno Division delegates’ conference at Bukit Merah Lake Town Resort here today.
Also present were Umno Supreme Council member Hamzah Zainudin, who is also Larut MP and Larut Umno Division chief Faizul Arby Mohd Shohor.
The deputy prime minister said history has proven that leaders and politicians who showed ‘wala’ continued to be praised compared to those who only pursued positions to the point that they were willing to conspire with Umno’s political enemies.
“Even if we are hit by a big storm, if we love the party, if we are loyal to the post, one day God will reward us. It’s the reward for being loyal,” he said.
Zahid, who is currently Umno deputy president, called for party members in Perak to continue to give their full support to Menteri Besar Zambry Abd Kadir in the upcoming GE14.
“We were tested for 11 months (administered by the opposition) after the GE12, how we have suffered… God will test us again in GE14 which will be held this year or next year,” he added.