00:00UMNO has been advised to tread carefully in welcoming back former Selangor Chief Noor Omar
00:06who left the party less than two years ago for Bersatu.
00:10University Science Malaysia's Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid questioned Noor's stated reason
00:15of being persuaded by UMNO's anti-DAP stance in Johor, calling it foolish.
00:21Fauzi pointed out that Noor comes from Selangor, where Barsan National UMNO continues to partner
00:26with Pakatan Harapan DAP.
00:28He added that Johor, UMNO's recent anti-DAP stand could be seen as a pre-election gimmick
00:35aimed at securing hardline Malay nationalist voters.
00:39Meanwhile, Shahza Shukri of the International Islamic University Malaysia also cast doubt
00:45on Noor's sincerity, noting that he left Bersatu after its internal crisis, just as he abandoned
00:50UMNO following its worst electoral performance in the 15th general election.
00:55She said while Noor brings grassroots support and decades of experience, UMNO must move
01:01away from the warlord-style politics he represents.
01:04On June 7, Noor revealed he had quit Bersatu and rejoined UMNO under a special initiative
01:10designed to welcome back former members.
01:13Tanisha Manugaran, FMT
01:15How the
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