Zahid: Neither MB Ismail Lasim nor I was summoned by Negeri Sembilan Ruler for an audience
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said neither he nor Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim was summoned for an audience with Yang Dipertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir at Istana Negeri Sembilan here yesterday. “No. Neither the Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar nor I was ever summoned [...] The post Zahid: Neither MB Ismail Lasim nor I…
On September 22, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi clarified that neither he nor Negeri Sembilan's Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim were summoned by Yang Dipertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz to meet at Istana Negeri Sembilan. According to Dr Zahid, the duo only found out about the rumored meeting through media reports. Following Tuanku Muhriz's decision to immediately dismiss the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council members for allegedly breaching their oaths of office, Ismail Lasim has contested the validity of the action, claiming that such dismissal without the Menteri Besar's advice or request is legally flawed and unconstitutional.
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