KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 14 -- Umno said it will protest against any of its allies in the government who have allowed or planning to take its members to join their ranks.

In a statement yesterday, its secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki warned that such a move will lead to a rift within the government coalition.

"Umno will deliver a protest note to all leaders of parties in the Unity Government coalition who are planning, or have already allowed, Umno members to join their parties.

"This protest serves as a stern warning that, if not addressed, it could strain relations among coalition partners," he said in the statement released after the Umno Supreme Council meeting here.

This comes after Supreme Council member and Kota Raja Umno ...