We win some, we lose some...

Umno has sacked 61 members for breaching the party's constitution by contesting as independents in the 13th general election, something that the party hates. However, more members are defying it and could not be bothered with disciplinary actions.

There must be reasons as to why they 'humiliated' the party by doing so. Could it be frustration?

PETALING JAYA - Malaysia's Umno party has sacked 61 members for defying the party and contesting as independents, including the former deputy chief of its women's wing.
The party's disciplinary committee also issued three members with show-cause letters for proposing members as independent candidates and for not submitting nomination papers.
The decision was made on Monday morning by the Umno disciplinary board headed by Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen.
Bernama reported Tengku Rithaudeen as saying said the decision was made in line with Clause 20.10 of the Umno Constitution which states that any Umno member contesting the general election as independent candidates will be expelled from the party and their membership cannot be accepted forever.
"Membership expulsion letters have been sent to those concerned," he said in a statement on Monday.
Ms Kamalia Ibrahim, the deputy chief of Wanita Umno, was expelled for contesting as an independent candidate in the Kuala Kangsar parliamentary constituency.
Among the others are Datuk Seri Shariff Omar, the former Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister, who is contesting the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat and Sepang Umno division Youth head Datuk Suhaimi Mohd Ghazali who is going for the Sepang parliamentary seat.
Datu Badruddin Tun Mustapha was expelled for contesting in the Semporna parliamentary and Senallang state seats.
Tengku Rithaudeen said that in addition, three Umno members would be called up this week to answer the show-cause latter why action should not be taken against them for becoming proposers, seconders or failing to submit the nomination forms on nomination day last Saturday.

Leaders' decision must be respected although the final list of candidates for the national poll sparked some unpleasant reactions.

For instance, Kamalia should be 'automatically' be on the list as Wanita chief Shahrizat Jalil has opted out. By virtue, her assistant deserves the chance to represent the wing but the party felt otherwise.

Having more people like ex-mentri besar of Selangor Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib to leave the party and joined the opposition reflects their disloyalty toward the party but some saw it as a sign that the largest political party is on the brink of 'collapsing' again.

I personally deplore such act. Turning their back on the party that once made them rich and famous is despicable and shows how ungrateful they are.

However for some reasons, I believe there were flaws in deciding on the list of candidate when we kicked out good and winnable candidates and picked up the 'dead' and 'unwanted' people to become our 'wakil rakyat'.

If we are serious about discipline, we must admit that some of us don't even deserve a second chance to stand for the election!