Tuanku Muhriz grants Negeri Sembilan MB audience

On Monday, Negeri Sembilan's Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim journeyed to the palace in Seremban to meet with Yang Dipertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir. Ismail's vehicle entered the palace grounds at approximately 10:50am, followed by Tuanku Muhriz's vehicle around ten minutes later, according to Utusan Malaysia. Sungai Ujong undang Faris Johari, Rembau undang Hassan Ab Hamid, and Negeri Sembilan's police chief Alzafny Ahmad were also noted to be entering the palace during this time.

This visit occurred two days after Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi instructed Ismail to seek an audience with Tuanku Muhriz and the four undangs in order to resolve the state's ongoing crisis. The Negeri Sembilan executive council had previously released a statement purportedly supporting a proclamation aimed at removing Tuanku Muhriz from his position as Yang Dipertuan Besar.

Ismail expressed support for the statement the following day, but the Attorney-General's Chambers declared it invalid, as neither the Menteri Besar nor the executive council possess the authority to make such a declaration. Consequently, the state secretary refused to officially gazette the proclamation.

In response, Tuanku Muhriz dismissed the appointments of the ten executive council members for allegedly breaching their oaths of office and pledging allegiance to the state ruler. Umno's chairman, Zahid Hamidi, acknowledged the sacking of these members and convened a meeting with all 25 National Front assemblymen from Negeri Sembilan and Perikatan Nasional on Sunday night to discuss ways to address the crisis.

Following this meeting, Umno's state chief, Jalaluddin Alias, stated that the state government must continue to function as usual, emphasizing that Ismail's administration had various methods to achieve this.