Tajuddin knows why he was axed from Umno Supreme Council, says Zahid

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today said that Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman knows why he was dropped from the Umno Supreme Council and what he had done to the party.

He said it would be unfair for others to disclose this publicly, adding that it was best for the media to ask Tajuddin why he was removed.

“Ask him what statements he has made, the content of his speeches or ceramah, or what he said at closed-door meetings,” he told reporters when asked whether Tajuddin was dropped for breaching party regulations.

Zahid was speaking to reporters after the launch of the Barisan Nasional Youth Career Carnival 2022 at the World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur today.

Yesterday, the media reported that Tajuddin was removed as a Supreme Council member in a letter dated June 21.

Zahid said appointments to the Supreme Council were the prerogative of the party president and that all council members should abide by the party’s decisions.

“Any resolution has to be followed. We can have different views in discussions or meetings but once a decision has been made, it is a party decision. And we have to toe the party line, not the other way round,” he added.

He said the Supreme Council was scheduled to meet tonight to further deliberate on several matters decided at the recent Umno general assembly.

Meanwhile, Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan, when met at the same function, said that what was decided by the Umno president was within the powers accorded to him under the party constitution.

“To me, what was decided (by the president) is to give a chance to Tajuddin to focus on his duties as Malaysia’s ambassador to Indonesia,” he added.