Conflicting accounts have emerged on what transpired at the Umno political bureau meeting on Wednesday (Aug 24), a day after former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak failed to overturn his conviction and prison sentence.<br /><br />According to one Umno and government source, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob was purportedly told to hold the general election as soon as possible or be sacked from the party.<br /><br />However, Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan denied this.<br /><br />Whereas Umno Youth chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki described this as an attempt to tarnish Umno’s image and create a negative perception.<br /><br />The source claimed the meeting was tense, and some of those present raised their voices at Ismail Sabri, who is the Umno vice-president, on several matters including Najib’s incarceration.
