KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 -- Several Umno leaders have expressed reservations over Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin's proposal to name the Barisan Nasional (BN)-Perikatan Nasional (PN) cooperation "Perikatan Barisan Nasional".

Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail described the proposed name as irrelevant, saying it did not reflect the nature of the current arrangement, which is not the formation of a new political coalition, Malay daily Sinar Harian reported today.

Instead, he said the BN-PN partnership was merely an understanding to contest the Negeri Sembilan state election together.

"His (Hamzah's) statement is outside the scope of what we had discussed previously. To me, the term is not relevant because this ...