He made this call after party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said Umno was against cooperating with PPBM, Anwar Ibrahim or DAP.

Zahid also clarified that the party would contest under the Barisan Nasional banner in the next general election (GE15).

Tengku Razaleigh, who is chairman of the Umno advisory council, praised Zahid’s speech at the annual general assembly this morning for reiterating the party’s Supreme Council’s stance of cutting ties with PPBM before GE15.

“This means all Umno members who are ministers, deputy ministers or holding posts in GLCs must resign by today, if possible.

“We used to do it solo before this. So if we have no confidence (in the party), then how are we going to contest (in GE15)?” Tengku Razaleigh, or Ku Li as he is often called, told reporters here today.

In response to Zahid’s message to PAS to continue what they had jointly started under its Muafakat Nasional (MN) political pact, Tengku Razaleigh said it was now up to PAS to decide on its relationship with Umno.

He said for him, Umno would be ready to oppose PAS if it wished to remain in the same bloc led by Prime Minister and PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin.

“We have nothing to do with Perikatan Nasional (PN) now. So, we will fight against PN. If PAS is still with them, then we will fight them, too.

“But if they (PAS) decide to be with MN, they must separate themselves from PN because we are no longer with PN. This is the final decision,” he said.