UMNO: AKHIR SEBUAH IMPIAN

Tok Mat’s book “Umno: Akhirnya Sebuah Impian”, published by The Malaysian Insider, offers more than just a historical run down of the Umno’s conflicts and history. It is an unvarnished take on past issues affecting Umno that continue to play a part in the many challenges that the party faces today as it fights for its survival and relevance.

“The rakyat do not hate Umno completely. There has always been in Umno’s history a ‘hate-campaign’ aimed at hating the leader. People have always practised this unhealthy culture,”

“I’ve been wanting to write about politics for a long time. The thing that always crossed my mind was would people read what I had to say? My son pleaded with me to write what I had been through so that my experience can be shared with others, and they may learn from the past.”

Former Secretary General of Umno. Former Information Minister. Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat, or Tok Mat

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“He (Tok Mat) did not censor anything when he wrote this book, and it is important because the contents in this book should be told as it is. Times have changed and one should not be worried about who gets angry about what is written in this book.”

“I feel that even Tun Dr. Mahathir himself should read this book. This book is like a mirror to the face of Umno; it is not only a book that talks about Tok Mat’s personal reflections but it is also a historical piece of evidence of Umno’s history;”

Information Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim, while officiating the launch of Tan Sri Mohamed Rahmat’s book Umno: Akhir Sebuah Impian