He is touting the formation of Pakatan Malaysia, which would comprise PAS, MCA, MIC, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Bersatu Sabah and PKR.

He said with the right formula, they could form a political coalition that could give Pakatan Harapan a run for its money.

In a letter to PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin today, he was quoted in the New Straits Times as saying: “At the moment, Malaysia is patterned by one political coalition against myriad political parties.

“Each one has its own strengths and each one has to be strategic and open to survive.

“It is not impossible for a new coalition, with PAS, MCA, MIC, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Bersatu Sabah and PKR, to form Pakatan Malaysia, instead of Pakatan Harapan.”

Khaled said Umno was still a formidable party and had learned from its mistakes, adding that Umno is still more dominant than PPBM.

“We will continue to resurrect Umno as it is a movement to strengthen the Malays. It is a Malay institution and to Johoreans like myself, it is part of our lives,” he was quoted as saying.

Khaled said Umno understands the signal that the rakyat sent to them through the 14th general election but that does not mean the party would surrender and do nothing.

“Instead, it will fix itself and restore its credibility once more.

“We will learn from our mistakes. Umno has learnt a big lesson and we promise not to repeat our past mistakes. Insyallah, we will prevail,” Khaled said.