PETALING JAYA: Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan has confirmed that former Ketereh MP Annuar Musa and two other divisional leaders have been sacked by the party.
He said the Umno Supreme Council made the decision based on Clause 10.6 of the party’s constitution, which gives the party the right to expel any of its members.
“Their sacking is effective immediately and the official letter for the expulsion will be sent out today,” he said, according to Berita Harian.
He also confirmed that the other two divisional leaders sacked are the Arau and Maran Wanita chiefs, Shamsiah Yasin and Fatimah Kassim.
Earlier today, FMT reported that Annuar, Shamsiah and Fatimah were sacked for badmouthing the party and supporting its rivals in the recent general election.
Annuar has in the past been labelled as “Bersatu-friendly” by Umno supporters over his push to unite the party with PAS and Bersatu.
The Umno veteran, who had been with the party since 1979, was dropped from BN’s GE15 lineup.
Umno’s former Arau and Maran MPs, Shahidan Kassim and Ismail Abd Muttalib, were also dropped, but defended their seats under the Perikatan Nasional banner.
