The Gua Musang MP said the rakyat are facing health and economic crises and the Dewan Rakyat has failed to carry out its duties to help them.

“They feel the Dewan is being manipulated with political corruption. It is to enrich a few while others suffer,” he said when debating the King’s address.

Calling for action to curb this, he said it had to start with the right political values, transparency and stability so that policies on education, health and others could be carried out.

One way to solve this, Razaleigh said, was to look at Umno’s original vision for the Malays in 1946.

Razaleigh, more commonly known as Ku Li, said the party was then committed to the parliamentary constitution and rules, and was also progressive with a leadership whose only aim was to serve.

“Leaders at branch, division or at national level had integrity and carried out their duties responsibly,” he added.

The 84-year-old told of how members of the banned Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya (PKMM) brought in good values and the right idealism to Umno in the late 40s.

“Umno managed to attract the best,” he said, adding that the members respected their leadership due to their integrity and good values.

In 1988 though, the party was deregistered. Razaleigh said the deregistration was more of a political move as a new party with the same name was set up by those who had caused Umno to be deregistered.

The new party, he said, saw leaders who only enriched themselves, adding that it was sad to see people using politics to get positions.

Due to that, he asked Umno members to revert to values held by the old Umno

“I am from the past,” he said. “How relevant is the Umno that was set up 75 years ago and deregistered in 1988? That is the question that should be answered.”

He said Umno members should remember that the old Umno was a movement.

“For the Malays, it is still a movement found in every kampung and town,” he said, adding that the country was facing issues with race relations, religious tolerance, economic issues and political instability.

“Our system has regressed,” he said.