It is truly unbelievable that former Umno president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today announced that he was temporarily resign from Umno as a sign of no confidence in his successor's leadership with immediate effect and urged other members to follow him.He indicated that he would only rejoin the party when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi steps down as Umno president.
"I will only come back to the party when there is a change in leadership," the ex-premier told a 1,200-strong crowd at a forum in his home state of Kedah this morning.
He also called on all Umno ministers, deputy ministers and all levels of party leaders to join him in leaving the party.
However, he asked these members not to join other political parties.
One notable Umno leader who has apparently took on Tun Dr Mahathir's call to resign is Sanusi, who said he would release an official statement later.
Abdullah, in an immediate reaction, expressed shock at Tun Dr Mahathir's resignation, saying, " I didn't expect him to leave but I will continue to fight for the party."
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