‘Perlis PPBM strong enough’

KANGAR: Tambun Tulang assemblyman Datuk Ismail Kassim’s chances of joining Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) seem slim.

Ismail’s decision to leave Umno and Barisan Nasional caught everyone in the state by surprise, but Perlis PPBM chief Amier Hassan has refused to entertain any thought of allowing his former adversary to join the party.

He said PPBM did not need any former leader from Umno.

“This party is strong enough in terms of state leadership, even though (Pakatan Harapan) lost in Perlis, as the majority in each constituency was not that big.

“So we don’t need any leader from Umno.”

Amier claimed that Ismail’s wish to join PPBM showed that he did not have a firm stand of his own, nor did he have any loyalty.

“He has come out to say that he has lost faith in the Umno leadership.

“If he really wanted to talk about the party’s struggles, then he should have said something before the 14th General Election.

“He speaks up now only when (BN) has lost, so I don’t want to touch on it, in case he has a personal agenda which drove him to make this decision (to leave Umno and BN).”