Mohamad Hasan wanted advice on leaving Umno, PM says of viral photos

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 5 years ago · Published on 14 Dec 2018 6:01PM · 10 Comments

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur today. He denies Mohamad Hasan’s claim that a meeting between them in September was to seek a reprieve for Umno's deregistration. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, December 14, 2018.

THE five Umno leaders – led by deputy president Mohamad Hasan – who met Dr Mahathir Mohamad a few months ago were seeking advice on how to leave the party, the prime minister and Bersatu chairman said today.

Dr Mahathir said this in denying Mohamad’s claim that the meeting was to seek a reprieve for Umno’s deregistration.

“No. They came to see me to tell me that they wanted to leave Umno and sought my advice. That was it; there were no other matters,” Dr Mahathir told reporters on the sidelines of an event at the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur today.

He was commenting on photos showing Mohamad and other Umno MPs posing with Dr Mahathir and having dinner with him that were widely shared on social media yesterday. 

Mohamad, when asked about the photos, had said they were “old ones” taken in September when he and other party reps had visited the prime minister in a bid to prevent Umno’s deregistration.

Besides Mohamad and Dr Mahathir, other in the photos are Tanjung Karang MP Noh Omar, Putrajaya MP Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, Larut MP Hamzah Zainuddin and Arau MP Shahidan Kassim. – December 14, 2018.

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  • This disclosure by Tun makes the few umno guys look really bad. There goes a two party system.

    Posted 5 years ago by Derrick Tan · Reply

  • Oh dear! With that explanation Tun just destroyed the credibility and political future of these rats.

    Posted 5 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

  • Screwed!

    Posted 5 years ago by Watchdog Watchdog · Reply

  • Dirty game you all played. Someone is gonna get backstabbed. Mebbe brutus is still alive, caeser det

    Posted 5 years ago by Ti Mix · Reply

  • The cat is out of the bag! Why in the world Tun lie? He has nothing to gain except bring as much good as possible to the people & nation in his remaining term.
    Now comes the Question: Of all the ppl in the said photo, can you identify the honest and sincere MP(s)?

    Posted 5 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • Mohd Hassan caught lying. Hahaha. The same guy who tried to put the blame on Chinese for the woes of the Malays when the real culprits are Malay leaders like him who plundered the country under the guise of untuk agama dan bangsa.

    Posted 5 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

  • how can a person in such a position blatantly lie???....unbelievable...hasan then talks about ''principles'' to lead umno!!...what a joke.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

  • UMNO can close shop...Break it to have a new party and no more bullshit. It's better Pakatan don't take in those UMNO bad apples.

    Posted 5 years ago by Will Be Humble · Reply

  • The stupidity of Umno leaders has no end. One after another ridiculous antics are just in the act of hammering in nails after nails into the coffin. Umno is going to be dead and gone for good. The old man does not have to lift any fingers to get it done. Umno leaders and war lords are doing it on themselves and soon will be at each other throats. Devils in turmoil from their own concoctions.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

    • Yes, antiCERD move is yet one more nail for the coffin. What's next? Haha..

      Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply