Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has urged his party to focus on its original struggle of safeguarding the welfare of the people, instead of focusing on personal agendas.

In an interview with the New Straits Times (NST) in conjunction with the party’s 71st anniversary celebration, he said Umno has undergone so much change and "the Umno then is not the Umno now".

He said: "While this 'new' Umno can retain support and has a lot of members, it has its fair share of problems.This is common for a big party, especially when the focus is more on personal agendas.

"They want positions and material benefits for their personal gain. There is 'your gang' and 'my gang', and the struggles are no longer clear. These things cause polemics among us, which make the party weaker, and some are being left out," he said.

Tengku Razaleigh, who is widely known as Ku Li, reminded Umno members that positions were temporary and that service to the people should be the main agenda of all leaders...