Muda must move beyond Syed Saddiq to survive, analysts warn

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University of Tasmania’s James Chin says the party’s polls must see an infusion of new blood capable of proving Muda’s relevance in Malaysian politics.    Read More:   Laporan Lanjut:   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SyedSaddiq #Muda

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00:00Muda needs to move past founder Syed Sadiq Syed Abdul Rahman's shadow to ensure its survival.

00:08This is what University of Tasmania's James Chin had to say, adding that the upcoming polls must

00:14see an infusion of new blood capable of proving Muda's relevance in Malaysian politics.

00:21He said many still view Syed Sadiq as a political frog for former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir

00:27which could hurt the party. On November 9th last year, Syed Sadiq was sentenced by the High Court

00:33to five years in prison and two strokes of the rotan for criminal breach of trust and dishonest

00:39misappropriation of property when he was with Bersatu. Meanwhile, Academy of Sciences Malaysia

00:45fellow Jayum Jawan expressed pessimism about Muda's chances in the coming general elections,

00:52saying there are no other young figures apart from Syed Sadiq capable of reviving the party's

00:57fortunes. He said the party is made of unknown young people with some passion, adding that while

01:03they might be educated, they lack the wisdom needed in politics. Jayum said Muda may not

01:10survive with Syed Sadiq distancing himself from the party as he fights his conviction.

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