The blame game has begun

Watch as UMNO descends into internecine warfare in the coming weeks and months.

UMNO has a crisis in Perlis. Hishammuddin says the MB Azlan Man should not have been sacked as the sacking of any member is the prerogative of the UMNO Supreme Council.

As mentioned in my previous post, UMNO in the past tended to support the notion that the royalty has discretion over who to choose for MB. But in Perlis, the UMNO members there have rejected the ruler's choice, creating a bit of a constitutional crisis because the ruler doesn't seem to be backing down either.

Perlis UMNO's preferred choice, Ismail Kassim (the brother of Shahidan) has placed the blame for the crisis on the leadership of Hishammuddin and Zahid Hamidi:

"This weakness is due to the weak party leadership after Najib Abdul Razak resigned. Hishammuddin and Zahid have not fulfilled the leadership criteria so far. They can't even solve the problem of such a small state."

This kind of internecine warfare within UMNO will become more common in the weeks and months to come as UMNO people start to play the blame game.

Notice how Nur Jazlan, who was ever so quiet when he was a deputy minister, has come out to blame Najib for BN's poor showing in the general elections. This, after Khairy says he regrets not telling Najib the truth.