As Shahidan breaks ranks, other leaders demand Umno MPs toe the line

Last Sunday, the Umno annual general assembly agreed to let the party's supreme council decide when to sever ties with Bersatu and exit the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.

Three days later, in breaking ranks with the party's move, Arau MP Shahidan Kassim (above) said ultimately, the decision to leave the PN government lies in the hands of individual parliamentarians and not the supreme council.

Several party leaders, however, disagreed with the Perlis Umno chief...