Umno The Party For All - Najib
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Tuesday the time has come for Umno to be the main political party to take charge of the welfare and well-being of not only the Malays and bumiputeras but of all Malaysians.
The prime minister said that while representing the interests of the Malays and bumiputeras, Umno had to change with the times to also look after the interests of the other races.
This was in line with the 1Malaysia concept of "People First, Performance Now" which was gaining positive acceptance from all the races, he said.
"I think we have come to a stage where Umno is seen as a party which looks after the welfare and well-being of all Malaysians," he said.
Although Umno was a party of the Malays and bumiputeras, it should be allowed to take charge of the interests of all the people," the Umno president said in a special interview with Bernama at his office, here.
Najib offered the reply when asked of the message and image which Umno wanted to bring to the party's general assembly and special general assembly to amend its constitution to be held over two days from Thursday.
However, he stressed that this did not mean that Umno would open its doors to all races right now, and added that it would be left to the members to determine that sometime in the future when they were ready to do so.
He said Umno had to put forward the openness in its approach to take care of the interests of its members and the people as a whole in undergoing the process of renewal.
"It does not mean that we concentrate on our members only, though our members are important, but we must have the capacity and wisdom to expand what we can do in terms of delivering our message and fulfilling all the aspirations and resolving the problems of the people as a whole," he said.
Najib said this was why he emphasised on "people first" because the people would support the Barisan Nasional (BN) government if they were a satisfied lot.-bernama
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