Monday, 26 Apr 2021 10:43 AM MYT
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY
Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman speaks to the members of the press after attending the launch of Taj International College’s TT Hall in Ipoh April 14, 2021. Picture by Farhan Najib
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 Umno election chief Datuk Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has confirmed that the party will cut ties with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition by August following a party supreme council meeting yesterday, reported
Utusan Malaysia today.
Speaking to the Malay daily, Tajuddin also stated that the meeting merely discussed the consensus to cut ties with PN that was reached during its annual general assembly last month.
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Fresh from his sacking as Perlis Umno chief, Shahidan Kassim tonight urged the party to take disciplinary action against president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for making overtures in support of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.
In a surprise press conference, he stressed that those who violated the party’s “no Anwar, no DAP, no PKR” stance needed to face the music.
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The replacement of Shahidan Kassim as Perlis Umno liaison committee chairman takes effect today, according to a notice signed by the Unmo president. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 24, 2021.
UMNO has replaced Shahidan Kassim as Perlis Umno liaison committee chairman with Menteri Besar Azlan Man, a day before the party’s Supreme Council meets.
In a notice signed by Unmo president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, it stated that the replacement takes effect today.
However, no reason was given as to why Shahidan, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Umno leadership, was replaced.
“We would like to thank Shahidan for his contribution,” the statement read.