BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has labelled as "slander" (fitnah) a report by online portal Suara.tv on a purported order from him for all Umno MPs to vacate their government positions before Feb 1.
Zahid's official Telegram messenger group initially shared a link to the "exclusive story", claiming the Umno president had issued the order earlier today during his meeting with party division leaders at the Umno headquarters.
Yesterday, Umno's Machang MP Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub resigned from his post as the Malaysian Palm Oil Board chairperson, after calling for polls to be held soon.
The purported order from Zahid today was supposedly issued to expedite the dissolution of Parliament and make way for the 15th general election.
The shared story link was later deleted from the Telegram group and replaced with its screenshot, labelled as slander.
When met after the meeting, Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan said any decision made would be decided by the party's supreme council at its meeting tomorrow.
"That is just a story. Whatever we have discussed earlier, we will raise it at the supreme council.
"Therefore, any final decision will be made by the supreme council tomorrow," said the Pontian MP who declined to directly confirm or deny the report.
Separately, Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin said he would be bound by any decision made by the Umno supreme council, including if it meant letting go of his position as the Science, Technology and Innovation Minister.
"If a decision is made by the supreme council, as a party member, I am bound by the decision of the party," Khairy said at a press conference in Parliament today.
"I know there have been some news reports about what the president said - but the ultimate decision-making body in Umno is the Umno supreme council.
"I am not a member of the supreme council but if the supreme council decides and instructs the Umno members to withdraw, then as an Umno member I am, of course, bound by the decision," Khairy added. - Mkini
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