KUALA LUMPUR - An Umno leader who was recently removed from the party's top decision-making collective has gone public with allegations of a plot to remove Umno chief Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and also of Umno MPs' backing for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to become Prime Minister, as the fault lines within Malaysia's longest ruling party deepen.
Mr Tajuddin, an MP for Pasir Salak ward, said that a majority of Umno divisions had written a memorandum asking Zahid to step down in May 2020, but the move did not materialise as Umno deputy chief Mohamad Hasan did not pass it to Zahid. One camp led by Zahid has been pushing for snap polls in the belief that the Umno-led Barisan Nasional will return to power. Another camp led by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, the third highest ranking leader in the party, has been wanting to hold the polls next year after riding out a period of surging inflation.
However, Mr Tajuddin's revelation pointed to divisions even within Zahid's camp, with his allies allegedly involved in the talks to remove him as president.
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