Veteran Umno figure Shahrir Abdul Samad said his party must break free from the tradition of limiting its prime ministerial candidate to the party president.

At a forum in Kajang, Selangor today, Shahrir said Umno should drop its "one-man show" concept where power is centralised.

He said this is crucial as the party will soon be going into a general election and there does not appear to be a consensus on their candidate for prime minister.