After fraught meeting, Umno supreme council drops support for Muhyiddin

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After fraught meeting, Umno supreme council drops support for Muhyiddin, urges PM to relinquish post immediately

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — The much-anticipated Umno supreme council meeting tonight concluded with an agreement for the party to withdraw support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, ending months of speculation.

The lengthy meeting that started at 8.30pm and ended at 45 minutes past midnight saw the council divided into two camps, according to sources with knowledge of what transpired.

However, it was soon clear at the end that the majority of the supreme council members who are not part of the Muhyiddin Cabinet chose to side with Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and pushed for the withdrawal of support.

Zahid said Muhyiddin has failed to adhere to Umno’s list of seven guidelines for the party’s continued support of the Perikatan Nasional government spelled out on March 11 last year.

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