Speaking to the wing’s delegates at the party’s annual general assembly here, he gave two reasons for arriving at such a conclusion.

“Firstly, since 2018, the Malay political influence in the Dewan Rakyat and state assemblies has been in decline and minimal,” he said.

The former deputy national unity minister added that such lack of representation directly made the Malay narrative, including on the Malay economy and socio-culture, less significant and perceived as an “alternative narrative”.

According to Wan Fayhsal, issues pertaining to Malay interests, programmes and policies, or pro-Malay laws in Parliament, are often perceived as “not inclusive”.

“As proof, in Parliament, we rarely hear MPs from the government speak about Malay and Bumiputera issues. Only Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs dare speak up on such matters,” he said.

The second reason, he said, was the “unholy alliance” between Umno and DAP, which he described as “the biggest treachery in the history of Malay politics”.

He claimed that for the Malay people, Umno has lost its moral compass and political legitimacy.

“That’s why, this union (between Umno and DAP) is deemed unholy, because Umno no longer has a bigger mission (for Malay interests) in its power-sharing with Pakatan Harapan and DAP,” he said.

He said while Umno believed it could “control” DAP within the government, the truth of the matter is that the Malay-based party was only in Putrajaya at the mercy of PH.

“Previously, Umno’s survival was based on its fight for Malay interests. But now, Umno’s survival is for the interest of PH and to ensure Anwar Ibrahim remains as prime minister,” he said.

Wan Fayhsal called for a “New Malay Narrative” to fight the decline of Malay politics, saying lessons must be learned from the implementation of the New Economic Policy (NEP), including how it could be rolled out once again and in a way that suited the times.