Bersatu deputy president Mukhriz Mahathir acknowledged that issues such as patronage had begun to manifest since Dr Mahathir Mohamad's time and worsened under Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Abdul Razak.
However, Mukhriz did not blame his father but attributed the problems to circumstances, which he said Mahathir had also expressed worry about when he was prime minister.
He pointed out that Mahathir, in his speech to the Umno general assembly in 1995, had made comments that he found "rather strange".
"But now we understand where he was coming from. He said he was worried about where Umno was heading.
"He said he saw that Umno was changing from a party that had members coming from the teaching profession to become a party that has more corporate members.
At the time, Mukhriz said, the transition was not necessarily bad as it was due to the booming economy but there were concerns how it would affect the future.
However, Mukhriz did not blame his father but attributed the problems to circumstances, which he said Mahathir had also expressed worry about when he was prime minister.
He pointed out that Mahathir, in his speech to the Umno general assembly in 1995, had made comments that he found "rather strange".
"But now we understand where he was coming from. He said he was worried about where Umno was heading.
"He said he saw that Umno was changing from a party that had members coming from the teaching profession to become a party that has more corporate members.
At the time, Mukhriz said, the transition was not necessarily bad as it was due to the booming economy but there were concerns how it would affect the future.
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