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Two senior Umno office-holders—vice-president Johari Abdul Ghani and treasurer Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor—attended the Tampin nomination centre to demonstrate party solidarity with Barisan Nasional candidates contesting the Negri Sembilan state election.
Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, a former Umno Supreme Council member, has denied that personal grievances drove his resignation, characterising it instead as a calculated effort to prompt reflection within party leadership circles.
Senior Umno figures in Johor have firmly rejected accusations made by former legislative assembly speaker Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi concerning the state assembly's dissolution on June 1, characterizing the claims as serious defamation.
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Johor Umno chairman Onn Hafiz has robustly rejected criticism from Puad Zarkashi, clarifying that obtaining royal consent is a fundamental constitutional procedure rather than receiving directive instructions from the palace.