In an open letter to voters in Shah Alam, he said the total Malay vote would be split if voters backed splinter parties such as Pejuang and coalitions such as Perikatan Nasional.

“This would spell victories for Amanah, Pakatan Harapan and DAP,” he said in his open letter urging Shah Alam voters to back BN.

Isham faces a four-way tussle for the Shah Alam parliamentary seat, where the majority of voters are Malay.

He said Malays were now divided because there were too many parties; the splinter parties would lead to the community being divided and constantly at loggerheads.

Two Malay parties, PAS and Umno, were sufficient, he said.

He said he had previously suggested that splinter parties sincere about Muslim unity should disband and their members join either Umno or PAS.

“However, if these splinter parties continue to exist, it would be difficult for Malays to unite, especially when one splinter party becomes a third wheel in the relationship between the big two.”