Santhara picked as first chief of Bersatu’s associate wing

PETALING JAYA: Bersatu’s Supreme Council has unanimously agreed to appoint Segamat MP Edmund Santhara Kumar as the first chief of the party’s associate wing.

Santhara, the deputy tourism, arts and culture minister, became the first non-Bumiputera MP to join Bersatu in August 2020.

“The Bersatu Supreme Council congratulates him on his appointment and believes that it will be able to attract the participation of more associate members and further increase the rakyat’s support for Bersatu,” said party secretary-general Hamzah Zainudin in a statement.

Hamzah said the decision was reached at yesterday’s Bersatu Supreme Council meeting.

He also said the meeting agreed for the party to hold its annual general assembly on Dec 18 and 19, with the divisions set to meet from Nov 12 to 14 and branches from Oct 9 to 30.

“The conferences will be conducted physically, virtually or on a ‘hybrid’ basis depending on the approval and SOPs set by the authorities,” he said. — Free Malaysia Today