According to the ousted former deputy prime minister’s aide, the meeting will be held at the Istana Bukit Serene in Johor Baru at 3.30pm.
“Yes, but not open for coverage. That’s all I can tell,” the aide told Malay Mail Online when asked to confirm reports on the rumoured meeting.
The aide did not divulge details on the purpose of the meeting but according to a report by The Malaysian Insider, the two men are expected to discuss Muhyiddin’s unceremonious removal from the federal Cabinet, among other current issues.
Muhyiddin is currently in Kluang to officiate the opening of the Kluang Umno division meeting.
Although still Umno’s deputy president, Muhyiddin was axed earlier this week from Cabinet by party president and prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
His post of deputy prime minister was given instead to Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a known Najib loyalist.
It is believed that Muhyiddin, who only knew of his removal an hour before it was announced, was axed for his increasingly critical stance on the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
The Umno strongman had just the weekend before demanded that Najib provide answers on the scandal, earning himself a rare reprimand from the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday.
A day after he was axed, a leaked video recording surfaced on social media, showing Muhyiddin claiming to guests at his Damansara Heights house that he had confronted Najib about a RM2.6 billion injection into the latter’s personal bank accounts from a Middle East source and that the prime minister had confirmed to receiving it.
Despite the uproar over his removal, however, Muhyiddin has said that he will not challenge Najib’s decision as it is the prime minister’s prerogative.
Four other ministers were also dropped in the Cabinet reshuffle: Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, who was replaced by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob; Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel, who was replaced by Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Wan Tuanku; Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Hasan Malek, who was replaced by Datuk Hamzah Zainudin; as well as Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Dr Ewon Ebin, who was replaced by Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau.
Muhyiddin’s Education Ministry portfolio was split into two: Education and Higher Education.
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