KUAL LUMPUR, Dec 9 – Umno’s does not fear any party disciplinary action to UMNO deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for advising Datuk Seri Najib Razak to step down during the investigations are being done over RM2.6 billion found in the prime minister’s personal bank accounts.
Therefore, Umno Supreme Council is scheduled to meet tonight to decide on how to respond to Muhyiddin’s speech at the December 7 gathering in Kampung Baru. Muhyiddin had caused a stir today when he visited the assemblies of the party’s Wanita, Puteri and Youth wings.
He refused to stop for a formal interview but appeared to respond to questions thrown at him while leaving the Putra World Trade Centre. Besides that, Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, who also followed Muhyiddin’s visit said the two received a good response from delegates at the assemblies. He said they also will come out the statement on tomorrow.
Muhyiddin has been at odds with Najib over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fiasco and how the president and prime minister received RM2.6 billion into his personal bank accounts. These disagreements resulted in Muhyiddin being dropped from Najib’s Cabinet in July. Umno leaders who attended a closed briefing with the president yesterday also said that the relationship with Muhyiddin had become “difficult”.
