LENGGONG – A viral social media claim that Umno will be launching a “Love DAP Campaign” is slanderous, said Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The allegation making the rounds on WhatsApp in the past few days was described by Zahid as a dirty tactic of the opposition.
“Whoever creates such slander should stop as the people are able to discern what is right, and what is slanderous now. So I am asking those using this tactic to repent,” he told reporters at Perak Umno’s Aidilfitri open house at the Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi Mara here today.
Earlier a digital poster went viral claiming that Zahid would be launching the purported campaign.
The poster also highlighted five objectives of the campaign, among them to convince the Umno grassroots that DAP is not as bad as portrayed.
Meanwhile, commenting on an appeal by former Pasir Salak MP Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman for Umno to lift his membership suspension, Zahid said: “Anybody can appeal their membership suspension, all applications would be referred to the Supreme Council.”
Earlier, the media reported that Tajuddin, a former Umno Supreme Council member, had submitted his appeal against his six-year suspension meted out in October last year as he wants to be active in the party again. – Bernama, May 6, 2023
