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Article: Wanita Umno should embrace Puteri wing, not feel threatened by it
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- October 11, 2000
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Ainon Mohd
New Straits Times
10-11-2000
Wanita Umno should embrace Puteri wing, not feel threatened by it
Byline: Ainon Mohd
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: National
Column: Comment
WHENEVER someone sets out to perform a herculean task of which the outcome is uncertain, he is usually criticised, ridiculed or questioned.
In this case, the setting up of Puteri Umno to attract younger women to the party by any measure is daunting but one that the party leadership, specifically Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, is determined to see through.
The idea for such a movement came from him when, after chairing the supreme council meeting in July, he announced that Umno would set up a ...