Some Umno delegates see it as unfair that party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak openly attacked his critics and denied them a chance to reply, following the decision to ban deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin from speaking at the party’s annual general assembly. Najib today reminded Muhyiddin that his duty was to assist the president in his duties. He also directed the same reminder to party vice-president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal in his opening speech at the Umno general assembly today.
“Tan Sri Muhyiddin is not allowed to give a speech, how is he going to defend himself?” asked a delegate from Selangor, Mohd Hamidi Abu Bakar. The Umno Supreme Council decided to bar Muhyiddin, who was dropped from Cabinet as deputy prime minister in July, from officiating the party’s wing meetings this year. The council also barred Shafie from speaking, a departure from past practice. Shafie was dropped from Cabinet along with Muhyiddin for openly criticising Najib. Hamidi said he was also disappointed that Muhyiddin’s name together with former Umno president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, considered a father figure by grassroots members, received no mention in the hall. “Even Tun M (Dr Mahathir) was not mentioned… what is this? (MD IZWAN)
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