Tajuddin removed from Umno supreme council

 

Pasir Salak Umno division chief Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has been removed as a member of the Umno supreme council by party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Tajuddin was informed of the decision in a letter dated June 21, penned by Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan.

The letter began by congratulating Tajuddin on his appointment as Malaysia's ambassador to Indonesia before thanking him for his service as an Umno supreme council member.

Ahmad ended his letter by expressing his wish that Tajuddin will continue to be committed to Umno's goals and focus on his job as an ambassador.

When contacted, Tajuddin did not confirm if he had received the notice.

"Ask them, not me," Tajuddin told Malaysiakini, curtly.

Tajuddin has been elected to the Umno supreme council several times before. However, during the 2018 party election, he opted to vie for the vice presidency but was unsuccessful.

Following this, he was co-opted into the supreme council by Zahid. Tajuddin is the only appointed supreme council member to have been removed from the current batch so far.

This is the second time Tajuddin has been removed from the supreme council.

In 1995, Tajuddin was a supreme council member but his party membership was revoked following allegations he had paid RM6 million to secure his position as an Umno division chief.

His membership was reinstated three years later.

Tajuddin was elected as the Pasir Salak MP in 2008. Following this, he was the chairperson of the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) until 2013.

During the Muhyiddin Yassin administration, Tajuddin was appointed chairperson of Prasarana. His term was terminated after he served for a year. - Mkini