KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 26 -- Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan has sounded the alarm about the possible repercussions should the party split as a result of the internal turmoil that has been widely reported of late.

The former Negri Sembilan mentri besar, fondly known as Tok Mat, said that if the situation were allowed to deteriorate, only Umno and the Malays would end up being the casualties at the end of the party's upheaval.

"No one will benefit from Umno's split and no one will win.

"I worry that in the end, the victims will be Umno and the Malays," he posted on his Facebook account earlier today.

He also called for Umno party members to treat their presidential institution with courtesy and respect.

Tok Mat added that d...