Umno receives, accepts Dr M’s resignation

theStar - The Umno Supreme Council has received and accepted Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s official letter of resignation, said Umno deputy president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

However, the Council also hopes that the former Umno president will return to the party in the future, the Deputy Prime Minister said.

The special meeting was held Wednesday night to discuss Dr Mahathir’s resignation. The former premier had announced on Monday that he was quitting the party he had led for 22 years because he had no confidence in the current leadership.

He urged other members to quit as well, and to only come back to the fold when there is a change in said leadership. He has been scathing in his criticism of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Mahathir’s wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and son Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir, formerly Kedah Umno treasurer, have also quit.... selanjutnya.