Former G25 member Tawfik Ismail expressed concerns on the "shared Umno genes" within Bersatu and other Malay-based parties in Malaysia at a forum yesterday, organised as part of Help University's Conversation on National Issues series themed "Building a New Malaysia: Agendas and Aspirations".

He noted that it would be very difficult to break apart culture of political patronage long associated with the largest Malay-party in Malaysia.