Noh dismisses claim that Umno Selangor is split

Selangor Umno liaison committee deputy chairman Datuk Seri Noh Omar has dismissed a claim that the state Umno was split, with one faction led by him, and the other by former menteri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo.

He said the claim made by Seri Muda assemblyman Shuhaimi Shafiei of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) was aimed at diverting the people’s attention from the opposition’s internal crisis.

“Actually, the state PAS is saddled with two camps, led by PAS state commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali and Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad, respectively.

“Even Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim is embroiled in a crisis in his PKR Ijok branch,” Noh told reporters after holding a dialogue with the Selangor Single Mothers Association.

Noh, who is also agriculture and agro-based industry minister, said Dr Khir was his close friend, adding that he (Noh) had brought him into politics and supported his appointment as menteri besar in 2000.

“After Dr Khir became the menteri besar, I made way for him to be Tanjung Karang Umno division chief in 2001, although I was then the division’s deputy chief. Dr Khir was then the division’s Youth chief.

“We always have discussions. After all, we come from the same village, Sungai Burong. There is no reason why we should quarrel with each other,” reasoned Noh.



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Shame on Selangor UMNO - they don't have their own people to take care of their local branch! They need a Sabahan to poke into the internal affairs!

Whatever it is, we are not interested. What we do know is racism, corruption and abuse of power everywhere. Remember who was the dalang behind the cow head protestors, for example ?

In PAS they dare to voice the differences in the open because they pratice true democracy. But in UMNO the denial syndrome manifests everywhere by everyone on everything. Only his difference between PAS and UMNO is not denied or else Umno has no where to go