KOTA TINGGI: Applications from several former UMNO leaders, including Sembrong MPs Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and Khairy Jamaluddin, to rejoin the party will be discussed at the UMNO Supreme Council (MT) meeting on April 17.
UMNO Vice President Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the discussion would be based on the spirit of “Rumah Bangsa”, but the decision on the application would not necessarily be announced at the meeting.
“I will bring this matter to the MT Meeting in the spirit of Rumah Bangsa, the spirit of Aidilfitri and Ramadan. The party president’s statement also sees this matter positively and we hope there will be a good result,” he told reporters after the JanaVeteran Project Opening Ceremony in Telok Sengat here, today.
He said his party was still collecting applications and there was no set period for former leaders or members who wanted to rejoin UMNO.
Among those involved were Hishammuddin, Shahril Sufian Hamdan, Datuk Seri Mohd Salim Sharif and Datuk Maulizan Bujang, whose membership was suspended for six years.
Former Selangor UMNO Liaison Chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar and Khairy were dismissed for disciplinary violations during the 15th General Election (GE15).
The suspension and dismissal decision was made by the UMNO MT on Jan 27, 2023.
— BERNAMA
