Ismail sahkan tarik balik surat maklum turunkan Tuanku Muhriz

Ismail Lasim, the Chief Minister of Negeri Sembilan, has confirmed withdrawing his letter of support for Tuanku Munawir as the Yang Di Pertuan Besar, replacing it with a letter of support for Tuanku Muhriz. Ismail informed Bernama of this change. Earlier, Ismail was accused of changing his stance by withdrawing the letter he had sent to Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja Syed Danial Syed Ahmad and expressing support for Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang Di Pertuan Besar.

The Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) debates, originally scheduled to start in mid-October, were cancelled and then rescheduled for November 26. The letter also confirmed that 10 former state exco members who were expelled from Tuanku Muhriz's camp were rallying behind him, taking into account the statement from Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja following the State Council meeting at 273 on October 14.

Ismail and the former exco member are said to have made the decision to support Tuanku Muhriz based on the High Court Seremban's interim injunction on June 5 which preserved the status quo. On October 14, the Rulers of Malaysia urged all parties involved in the turmoil in Negeri Sembilan to exercise wisdom, patience and resolve issues through legal channels, warning external parties not to interfere or politicize the crisis.

They said the differences must be resolved gently and in line with the laws of the Nine Rulers' body. On October 16, Tuanku Muhriz publicly criticized Ismail, with several videos posted on social media showing him telling a group of individuals that Ismail had written a letter to the Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja explaining that he was no longer the Yang Di Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan.

Tuanku Muhriz questioned Ismail's intent to hold a meeting with him and asked him to 'go away' until he withdrew his previous statement. Negeri Sembilan has been in turmoil since April when four individuals claiming to be rulers announced the removal of Tuanku Muhriz as the Yang Di Pertuan Besar. The same law was contested, declaring Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar as a 'new' government in a five-star hotel in Melaka in June.

In September, Ismail endorsed the statement released by his exco member, who was accused of confirming Tuanku Muhriz's removal as the Yang Di Pertuan Besar. Tuanku Muhriz subsequently canceled the appointment of all exco members from his camp.