Musa Hitam is concerned that Umno will not win the sufficient number of seats required to form the federal government and be reduced to a minority after the next general election.

He also urged Umno members to steer the party in the right direction as it has drifted from the initial “spirit of nationalism to the lust for materialism, wealth and individual interests”.

“The interests of the people are no longer prioritised. Umno is suffering from a leadership crisis… like never before,” he added.

Musa, who served as deputy prime minister from 1981 to 1986, during Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s first tenure as prime minister, said Umno members can no longer remain silent to safeguard their own positions.