KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — Umno supreme council member Isham Jalil believes his name is on an expulsion list for criticising the party’s electoral cooperation with Pakatan Harapan .
Last Sunday, he claimed that Umno lost 27,000 Malay votes in the Pulai parliamentary and Simpang Jeram state by-elections. But he added that he disagreed that it meant the Malay nationalist party “should go into an election with PH”.“The Agong never told us to go to the election together with PH. So, don't mix these two things up,” he said.“What was said is that I will focus on Umno constituencies. You can see it in my live broadcast a few months ago on Facebook,” the former Umno information chief said.
“I will not resign. I was elected by the grassroots,” he said, adding that he did not join the council as an appointed member.