Perlis Pribumi accepts 4,000 from Umno as members

ARAU: Perlis Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia has accepted the membership of nearly 4,000 former Umno members since Pakatan Harapan won GE14 on May 9.

Its chairman Ameir Hassan said the party had accepted membership applications from nearly 1,000 former Umno members from the Arau and Padang Besar divisions.

However, he said the membership application from former Arau Umno division deputy chief, who is also Tambun Tulang assemblyman, Datuk Ismail Kassim, was rejected as he was alleged to have criticised Pakatan during the elections.

“Anyone can join Pribumi. If their application is rejected at the division or state level, they can apply directly to the party headquarters,” Ameir said during a Perlis Pribumi thanksgiving event at his residence here yesterday.

At the event, he handed over the Perlis Pribumi membership approval letter to former Arau MP Datuk Seri Syed Razlan Putra Jamalullail.

Meanwhile, Pribumi has extended its wings to Labuan with the formation of its pro-tem committee and branches on the island.

Pro-tem committee chairman Asroh Sukardi said the party now had almost 900 members, with the first branch of Taman Perumahan Mutiara to be formed next week.

“We established the Pribumi division here on May 18, initially with only committee members. But it is fast increasing to almost 900,” he said.

Asroh said Labuan Pribumi would be working closely with other Pakatan Harapan component parties and members of Parti Amanah Negara, PKR, DAP and Warisan to highlight the issues affecting the people’s wellbeing to Federal Government leaders. — Bernama