UMNO INFIGHTING FOR NAJIB’S POST INTENSIFIES: ZAHID’S ‘FAKE’ RESPONSE ON NEWS HE LAGS BEHIND HISHAM SIGNALS ESCALATING RIVALRY

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is thankful that Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein edged him by one percent in a popularity poll to replace Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

“Allhamdulilah (praise God), Hisham is more popular by one percent,” he was quoted as saying on the BN Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) website.