{
  "id": 19941047,
  "title": "Ismail sahkan tarik balik surat maklum turunkan Tuanku Muhriz",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/ismail-sahkan-tarik-balik-surat-maklum-turunkan-tuanku-muhriz-19941047",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T06:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/14/ismail-sahkan-tarik-balik-surat-maklum-turunkan-tuanku-muhriz"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Negeri Sembilan's Chief Minister Ismail Lasim has confirmed withdrawing a letter to the Chief Secretary of the Rulers, Danial Syed Ahmad, regarding Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir's position as Yang Dipertuan Besar. Ismail confirmed this to Bernama. Previously, Ismail was accused of changing his stance by withdrawing his letter sent to the Chief Secretary of the Rulers and expressing support for Tuanku Muhriz as Yang Dipertuan Besar. The DUN session, originally scheduled to begin in mid-October, was canceled and later rescheduled for November 26. The letter also confirmed support from 10 former members of the State Council (exco) who were expelled from Tuanku Muhriz, taking into account the statement from the Chief Secretary of the Rulers' follow-up to the State Council meeting 273 on October 14. Ismail and the former exco member are believed to have made a decision to support Tuanku Muhriz based on the High Court of Seremban's interim injunction on June 5, which maintained the status quo. On October 14, the Nine Rulers urged all parties involved in the turmoil in the State of Negeri Sembilan to use their wisdom and patience, resolve differences through the legal system, and warn outside parties not to interfere or politicize the crisis. They said the disagreement should be resolved calmly and in accordance with custom, in line with the State of Negeri Sembilan's laws. 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 Chief Secretary of the Rulers, clarifying that he was no longer Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan. Tuanku Muhriz questioned Ismail's intention 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 rebels announced the removal of Tuanku Muhriz as Yang Dipertuan Besar. The same law was also contested and claimed to declare Tunku Nadzaruddin Tuanku Ja’afar as the 'new' government in a meeting at a five-star hotel in Melaka in June. In September, Ismail expressed support for the statement released by his exco, which confirmed the removal of Tuanku Muhriz as Yang Dipertuan Besar. Tuanku Muhriz then canceled the election of all exco members in the state.",
  "summary": "Menteri besar Negeri Sembilan dilaporkan bertemu Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja Syed Danial Syed Ahmad pada awal minggu ini.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}