This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on September 28, 2015.

KUALA LUMPUR: Not all Umno members agree with their party comrade Datuk Jamal Yunos and his “red shirt” rally.

Some grassroots members feel the Sungai Besar Umno division chief has been opportunistic with his provocations against Petaling Street vendors, and this has smeared Umno’s image.

A few of them slammed Jamal’s actions, calling them selfish and aimed at gaining political mileage.

“Jamal is using sensational issues for his political mileage,” said Mohamad Faizal Abdul Raub of Umno’s Keliang, Hulu Selangor branch.

Mohamad Faizal said this was not the first time the Sungai Besar Umno division chief “tried to be a hero” as he had criticised Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and urged him to step down from his position as Umno deputy president.

“In the Tan Sri Muhyiddin case, he acted as a hero. And now for the ‘red shirt’ rally issue as well,” Mohamad Faizal said. — The Malaysian Insider