The majority of Umno's supreme council disagreed with party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's directive to withdraw support for Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister at this point in time, said Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Malay daily Berita Harian reported Datuk Seri Ismail as saying that supreme council members, including himself, spoke out during a recent meeting against the decision to withdraw the party's support amid the current pandemic, as it was not a reasonable move.