INTERVIEW | Bersatu will endure even after the end of its founder's era, party president Muhyiddin Yassin has said.

During a special interview on Monday, he said Bersatu is about the struggle and what it stands for instead of who their leaders are.

"It will not change as long as the sun and the moon exist. As long as the stars are shining and flowers are blooming, our struggle will remain on course," he said, indirectly referring to the party's flower logo.

Muhyiddin said no political leaders could remain at the helm of their parties forever and so is the case with Bersatu.

"I will be leaving this party, too, one day to new leaders. And what would the party do then? Will it stop when a leader is no longer there?

"That is not perjuangan. The party will continue irrespective of who is the leader. What is important is what the party stands for.

"We will not change our course. We must be consistent and have a clear direction so that the people will have confidence and thus continue to support us. That is what is important," he elaborated during the interview held in conjunction with Bersatu's three-day annual general meeting (AGM) which begins today.

Muhyiddin touched on Bersatu's direction after being asked about its future after the era of its chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad who founded the party together with Muhyiddin and several others.

Muhyiddin, who is also the home minister, said future leaders of Bersatu would have a strong party foundation which had been set by Mahathir as their guide.

The party, he added, was also not short of young, potential leaders whom party members could depend upon to continue Bersatu's struggle.

Citing Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman as an example of one of the promising leaders the party had today, Muhyiddin said they have many more in the pipeline to take Bersatu to greater heights...