No sackings at Umno supreme council meeting today
By EILEEN NG
Published: 9 September 2015 6:58 PM
Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin speaking with vice-presidents Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (left) and Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at the party headquarters earlier this afternoon. No Umno leader was sacked in the meeting held after two prior postponements. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, September 9, 2015.Despite intense speculation, the Umno Supreme Council meeting today did not see the sacking or suspension of its deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin nor any other leaders who were seen to be critical of president Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Instead, it was business as usual for the Malay lynchpin party of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
"No sacking," said supreme council member Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan when asked by reporters at the lobby of the party headquarters in Menara Dato Onn at the Putra World Trade Centre, after the meeting ended at about 6.30pm.
Today's supreme council meeting was one of the most highly anticipated, as rumours were rife that Muhyiddin, vice-president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir will be sacked from the powerful council as they were deemed to be vocal against Najib in the wake of various political and financial scandals, including the transfer of RM2.6 billion into Najib's personal accounts.
Before the start of the meeting at 3pm, hundreds of members were gathered in front of the main entrance of the Umno headquarters to show their support for Muhyiddin, Shafie and Mukhriz. – September 9, 2015.
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