APRIL 2 — Umno looked strong and macho during its recent annual general assembly but beneath the surface a lot of discords were going on and these burst to the surface so soon after the assembly.

From the basic issue of discord which is whether Umno should be working together with Bersatu in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition during the 15th General Election (GE 15), this issue has had spin-offs to other issues of discord.

If only Umno had single-handedly given the assurance during the Assembly that it is with the PN government until GE15, and behave like a party in a coalition government by airing its dissatisfaction with the government through the proper channels, things would have settled amicably.

But no, almost every speaker in the Assembly wanted to be the champion in Bersatu bashing, forgetting that some in Umno including the grassroots want to have a good relationship with Bersatu and PAS for the sake of the unity of the ummah.

This cavalier approach of Umno during the Assembly is now biting the party with seeds of discord on issues such as: