Mukhriz: Support will dwindle

Important meet: Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (centre) speaking to the press after the supreme council meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Also present were (from left) Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and party treasurer Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Umno supreme council’s decision to suspend Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as deputy president will only lead to the party losing more of its support, former Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir claimed.

“I am deeply disappointed. Again, they have made a decision like this just because Muhyiddin, much like me and Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, had criticised the president and his actions,” he said in a statement.