KOTA TINGGI: Applications by several former Umno leaders, including Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and Khairy Jamaluddin, to rejoin the party will be tabled at the Umno supreme council meeting next month.
Umno vice president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the matter would be brought up at the meeting scheduled for April 17.
He said discussions would be guided by the spirit of “Rumah Bangsa”, although it remains uncertain whether a decision would be made during the same meeting.
“I will bring this to the supreme council meeting based on the spirit of Rumah Bangsa, as well as the spirit of Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Ramadan.
“We view this as something positive, and we are optimistic that there will be a good outcome towards realising the Rumah Bangsa concept,” he told reporters.
Mohamed Khaled, who is also Defence Minister and chairman of the Rumah Bangsa unity committee, said this after officiating the JanaVeteran programme in Telok Sengat here on Saturday (March 28).
When asked how many former leaders had submitted applications, he said the party was still in the process of receiving and compiling them.
He added that there is currently no deadline set for former leaders or members to submit their applications.
Among those previously suspended from Umno are Hishammuddin, former information chief Shahril Sufian Hamdan, Jempol Umno division chief Datuk Seri Mohd Salim Sharif and former Tebrau Umno division chief Datuk Maulizan Bujang.
They were suspended for six years following a decision by the party leadership.
The suspension and expulsion of the leaders were decided by the Umno supreme council on Jan 27, 2023.
