Bersatu meeting tonight to formalise Dr Mahathir’s removal, join Umno

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 4 Jun 2020 2:31PM · 10 Comments

Bersatu supreme council will be meeting tonight to formalise the removal of Dr Mahathir Mohamad as well as discuss how it can join Umno. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 4, 2020.

BERSATU is expected to formalise the removal of Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his faction at the party’s emergency supreme council meeting tonight, a source told The Malaysian Insight.

The source said the party will also discuss how Bersatu can join Umno.

“Although no agenda was sent about tonight’s meeting, we are expecting this,” said one supreme council member.

“Muhyiddin Yassin needs to finalise the sackings and legitimise it through the supreme council. That’s why supreme council members aligned to Dr Mahathir were also removed today.”

Two of Dr Mahathir’s supporters – supreme council member Akhramsyah Muamar Ubaidah Sanusi and disputed secretary-general Marzuki Yahya – were terminated from their positions today.

Akhramsyah was removed from the supreme council while Marzuki was removed as Penang Bersatu chief.

Their removals follow Dr Mahathir and four other Bersatu leaders and MPs last week.

The leaders that were removed include deputy president Mukhriz Mahathir (Jerlun MP), youth chief Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muar), supreme council member Maszlee Malik (Simpang Renggam) and Amiruddin Hamzah (Kubang Pasu).

“I expect the supreme council to also discuss how Bersatu can join Umno,” said the supreme council member.

This follows a Sinar Harian report today that Bersatu leaders are currently in talks with Umno to join the party.

The report said Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang are open to allowing Muhyiddin to continue as the prime minister if Bersatu joins Umno.

Bersatu was formed in September 2016 by Dr Mahathir and Muhyiddin to fight Umno in the last general election. The party later joined Pakatan Harapan to defeat Barisan Nasional in 2018.

But less than two years after winning the election, Muhyiddin pulled Bersatu out from Pakatan Harapan and formed the Perikatan Nasional government with Umno, PAS, Gabungan Parti Sarawak and several smaller Sabah parties. – June 4, 2020.

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  • Shame..

    Posted 6 years ago by Zarul MA · Reply

  • The ultimate betrayal!

    Posted 6 years ago by Simple Sulaiman · Reply

  • Completely shameful act of betrayal of voters mandate in GE15. Back to the robbery group. Don't sell off the country for money.

    Posted 6 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • good. the line is clear now. back to kleptocrat party. well done Muhiddin. as for assmin, wellcome to umno, where you belong. Go hug Rosmah and ask for forgiveness!

    Posted 6 years ago by . . · Reply

  • Death knell. Perfect example of weak foresight; whoever remains in that boat will sink with it

    Posted 6 years ago by Joe nuts · Reply

  • People have been selling their dignity, souls and themselves to be relevant and stay important. Norm and trendy

    Posted 6 years ago by Zainuddin Yusoff · Reply

  • Why sack Tun and destroy BERSATU if your intention is to join UMNO. Just leave BERSATU and join UMNO. I just dont see the logic behind the move.

    Posted 6 years ago by Harit das · Reply

  • umno will telan bersatu?

    Posted 6 years ago by Chua Yeow Fatt · Reply

  • The supreme council Meeting may not be valid as no notice was given. Its just a impromptu meeting which means even if they officially sack Mahathir today it is not valid and will not be accepted by ROS.

    Posted 6 years ago by Elyse Gim · Reply

  • The cancer will swallow up bersatu

    Posted 5 years ago by Baru Malaysian · Reply