Ku Li's challenge forges ahead, but is there enough momentum?

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GUA MUSANG, April 4 — The early morning drizzle did not dampen the buzz of anticipation in the hilly enclave of Balai Rakyat Bukit Cekati where the Gua Musang Umno extraordinary delegates meeting was held.

If the Gua Musang Umno division leader Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah could get more than 100 Umno divisions to attend this meeting, his push for an Umno EGM on May 11 would gain traction.

Among the delegates shuttled in by school buses, the word was that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad himself was going to turn up. In the event, the ex-prime minister was a no-show even as a helicopter flying overhead briefly drew excited attention. "Buat iklan saje…," smirked a cynical reporter.

For the newshounds, the list of VIP attendees did not inspire the headlines they were hungry for. While the full roster of Gua Musang division leaders made their presence felt, no other division chief turned up.

Among the 33 registered VIPs who made it were Datuk Tamrin Tun Ghafar; Mazlan Harun, son of ex-Selangor chief minister Datuk Harun Idris; and two Umno branch chiefs, from Bera, Pahang and Pasir Puteh, Kelantan. more...