130 division chiefs wanted Zahid out, claims Tajuddin
Tajuddin Abdul Rahman holding up a picture of a meeting at his house in May 2020, where the memorandum to push for Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s resignation as Umno president was discussed.
PETALING JAYA: Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman claims that some 130 Umno division chiefs had wanted party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to step down from his post in 2020.
At a press conference, the former Umno Supreme Council member claimed that there was a movement within the party to submit a memorandum to request for Zahid to step down.
He said this effort by 130 of the 191 divisions in the country was allegedly led by Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan.
He added, however, that the push for Zahid’s resignation failed as Mohamad, also known as Tok Mat, was afraid to hand over the memorandum to the Umno president.
According to Tajuddin, among those who attended a meeting at his house in May that year to discuss the memorandum were former prime minister Najib Razak, Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki and Umno vice-president Khaled Nordin.
Earlier, Tajuddin called on Zahid to resign as Umno president “for the sake of the party”.
He claimed that Zahid was not happy that he failed to become prime minister last August, with Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob getting the mandate instead.
Tajuddin also accused Zahid of not fighting for the party but just wanting to have the power.
“I suggest that Zahid focus on his court cases. He cannot take care of Umno. We pray for the best for him in his court cases,” he said.
Tajuddin also called Zahid a liability to Umno, saying he would lead the party to defeat if he was at the helm in the next general election (GE15).
He then claimed that the Umno president had threatened members against speaking up, warning them that “they will not get the letters of candidacy (surat watikah)” to contest in GE15 if they did.
Last week, Tajuddin was dropped from the Umno Supreme Council. Zahid was reported to have said that Tajuddin was removed as he had been critical of the party.
PETALING JAYA: Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman claims that some 130 Umno division chiefs had wanted party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to step down from his post in 2020.
At a press conference, the former Umno Supreme Council member claimed that there was a movement within the party to submit a memorandum to request for Zahid to step down.
He said this effort by 130 of the 191 divisions in the country was allegedly led by Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan.
He added, however, that the push for Zahid’s resignation failed as Mohamad, also known as Tok Mat, was afraid to hand over the memorandum to the Umno president.
According to Tajuddin, among those who attended a meeting at his house in May that year to discuss the memorandum were former prime minister Najib Razak, Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki and Umno vice-president Khaled Nordin.
Earlier, Tajuddin called on Zahid to resign as Umno president “for the sake of the party”.
He claimed that Zahid was not happy that he failed to become prime minister last August, with Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob getting the mandate instead.
Tajuddin also accused Zahid of not fighting for the party but just wanting to have the power.
“I suggest that Zahid focus on his court cases. He cannot take care of Umno. We pray for the best for him in his court cases,” he said.
Tajuddin also called Zahid a liability to Umno, saying he would lead the party to defeat if he was at the helm in the next general election (GE15).
He then claimed that the Umno president had threatened members against speaking up, warning them that “they will not get the letters of candidacy (surat watikah)” to contest in GE15 if they did.
Last week, Tajuddin was dropped from the Umno Supreme Council. Zahid was reported to have said that Tajuddin was removed as he had been critical of the party.
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