KUALA LUMPUR - The Supreme Council (MT) Umno today expressed strong support for the leadership of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as president and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as deputy president.
Najib said Umno line MT want to be the president and the deputy president and the supreme leader of the party united as a team and take positive measures to strengthen the position of the party and Barisan Nasional (BN) on the side of the people.
"With this decision, the MT (Umno) also said that there are outstanding issues, MT hope they are given the opportunity to contribute ideas and positive so that any outstanding issues can be addressed and given a proper solution," said the Prime Minister.
He was speaking at a press conference after chairing a meeting of MT in Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here today.
The meeting, which begins 3:30 pm and ended 7 tonight, also attended by Muhyiddin, who is also deputy prime minister and two vice-presidents Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
The head of the General Women's wing of the party, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Chairman of Youth, Khairy Jamaluddin and Puteri chief Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin also attended the meeting.
In a brief press conference for five minutes, he said, he was also deeply appreciate the contribution of ideas given Muhyiddin at the meeting.
"I have met a heart to heart with him this morning and I acknowledge that we will always talk heart to heart to make sure that Umno kepimpnan at the helm in a comfortable and sturdy so that no party would break us apart, especially me with the deputy president ,
"So, what's up, what if the rumors were spread before the meeting, then, flutter those who spread false news," he said.
Najib said this when commenting on the news portal reports that supposedly support his dwindling.
On the Umno supreme council meeting today, Najib said the party also took note of factors arising on Election (PRK) and Rompin parliamentary constituency.
PRK Rompin on Tuesday, BN retain the parliamentary seat through its candidate Datuk Hasan Arifin who obtained 23,796 votes against Pas candidate Nazri Ahmad, 40, who got 14.901 votes, which saw a decline in the majority of 8,895 votes.
In the general election to the 13th, it was incumbent late Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis retain the seat he has held for almost six terms it by beating former Chairman of the Board of Women Pas, Nuridah Mohd Salleh with a majority of 15,114 votes.
PRK Rompin held following the death in a helicopter crash cho in Semenyih, Selangor on 4 April.
Investment in the PRK constituency last Thursday, it won parliamentary seats PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who won 30,316 votes against BN candidate Suhaimi Sabudin gets 21.475 votes, which also saw a decline in the majority of 8.841 votes.
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