Article: Puteri Umno will co-exist as a club, says Wanita chief


New Straits Times
09-04-2000
Puteri Umno will co-exist as a club, says Wanita chief
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: National

GELANG PATAH, Sun. - Wanita Umno has unanimously decided that Puteri Umno will not have the formal structure of a political wing, as intended earlier, but will instead co-exist as a club.

Saying that a formal struture would cause division within the wing, Wanita chief Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz said that Puteri Umno would function like Umno clubs abroad.
Although Puteri Umno had hoped to have a formal structure like that of Umno Youth, Rafidah said the idea was not feasible.

"There is no need for additional candidancy and elections that could cause disunity," ...

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