KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says there has been no application by Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz to leave Umno, Malay language daily Sinar Harian reports.
The Umno president said that the Umno supreme council member had not met with him to express such an intention.
"So far, there has been no application from Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul to leave Umno and join PKR.
"He has not met with me, so we cannot confirm this matter," he told Sinar Harian when approached after attending the 4th Convocation Ceremony of the Central Terengganu Development Authority (Ketengah) College here on Saturday (Dec 14).
Previously, it was reported that a move was underway on the possibility of Tengku Zafrul leaving Umno to join PKR, with a decision expected in the near future.
Following this, Selangor Umno liaison chairman Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin expressed his belief that Tengku Zafrul, who is also the Kota Raja Umno chief, has a strong allegiance to the party and maintains good personal relations with them.
PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh also confirmed that no application form has been received from Tengku Zafrul, who is also the Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister, to join the party.
