00:00Former UMNO Youth Chief Khairi Jamaluddin says Barisan Nasional's cooperation with Perikatan Nasional in the Negeri Sembilan election is intended
00:09to send Pakatan Harapan a political signal.
00:12Speaking after a Subang UMNO meeting, Khairi said some party members felt the federal government had not paid enough attention
00:19to Malay concerns and had failed to fulfill several promises.
00:24According to a Sinar Haryan report, Khairi also accused PH of using UMNO's presence in the unity government as an
00:31excuse for its failure to carry out reforms.
00:34He said PH appears to be blaming UMNO for its own failure to push through reforms and honor its promises.
00:41Khairi said there was no immediate need for BN to leave the unity government or force an early general election.
00:47He said BN could wait until GE16, while using the Negeri Sembilan polls to warn PH not to take UMNO
00:55and BN for granted.
00:57Relations between PH and BN became strained after BN chose to contest the Johor election on its own.
01:05Tensions have since escalated following BN's decision to cooperate with PN at the Negeri Sembilan polls, scheduled for August 1st.
01:13PH is contesting all 36 seats, while BN is fielding candidates in 25 and PN in the remaining 11.
01:22Radena Rochkamar, FMT.
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