Zahid to meet Negeri Sembilan MB over statement on proclamation involving Tuanku Muhriz
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today he will meet Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim during the party’s general assembly to seek an explanation over his statement regarding a proclamation involving the state’s ruler.
Zahid said Ismail would meet him during the assembly, which began yesterday, although he did not specify when the meeting would take place.
“Yes, he will certainly meet me during this general assembly, and he will give an explanation. I will ask him about the background to his statement,” Zahid told reporters at the media centre here.
Asked when the meeting would take place, Zahid said: “The general assembly has already begun. I can give him a time to meet at any time.”
Ismail had reportedly said he signed a proclamation concerning the state’s ruler, Tuanku Muhriz Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, under duress.
He subsequently lodged a police report over the matter.
Zahid had yesterday denied reports that Aminuddin had resigned as menteri besar amid the dispute, saying the state government remained intact.
