00:00UMNO has lost its gleam for the thinking Malays.
00:03I have no wish to return as a member, says political veteran Rais Yatim.
00:09He rejected the possibility of returning to UMNO despite his current party, Bersatu, being
00:14in a state of disarray.
00:16The former Senate president said UMNO, which he was a member of for decades until his expulsion
00:22in 2018, has lost its shine and luster.
00:26Rais also claimed that his sacking was invalid, as it was done by then UMNO Secretary General
00:31Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansur, rather than the party's disciplinary board.
00:36However, Rais did not hide his dissatisfaction with Bersatu, saying the party should no longer
00:41be called Bersatu, the Malay word for united, as it did not reflect its reality.
00:46Rais, a former six-term MP for Jilabu, served in various ministerial portfolios at the federal
00:52level, and is seen as a close ally of former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
00:58Dhanushar Jareza, FMT.
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