He acknowledges that the theme gives an impression of focussing on just one community.
Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan has announced that the theme of 'unification of the ummah', which is currently being used to symbolise the Umno-PAS tie-up, will be changed to another name., Mohamad said that the decision was made following a dispute over the theme."Some people say 'ummah' is only for Muslims but it is only the Arabic words for the people or the community. However, we are aware of this dispute and will change the theme," he said.
The two parties, which had been rivals for the better part of 64 years, are set to sign a charter formalising their cooperation on Sept 14.Umno and PAS are targeting to have about 10,000 members and party supporters attend the event. Meanwhile, Mohamad also expressed his confidence that the Umno-PAS alliance would last a long time, unlike the time when the Islamic party joined BN in 1973, only to depart acrimoniously before the 1978 election.
"PAS's participation in BN in 1973 was a mutual understanding between the two leaders, Abdul Razak and Asri Muda, but it was not accepted at the grassroots level," he said.
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