SHAH ALAM: Puchong Umno division chief Mohamed Satim Diman has left everyone guessing over the rumour that he is on the verge of quitting the party.
The Seri Serdang state assemblyman and Selangor Umno secretary's decision to remain tighlipped on the matter is causing concern and consternation among certain quarters.
One of them being Puchong Umno committee member Abdul Hamid Mohd Yusof, who wants his boss to come clean on the issue.
"He called me last night and when I asked about it (the rumour), he replied, 'Don't say anything about this'. I am not happy with such a response. As an elected representative and division head, he should be frank about the matter.
“Even if (the rumour) is true, there is nothing wrong... he should not leave Umno just like that. It's hard to meet him, he doesn't answer phone calls or reply to text messages,” he told FMT.
The rumour intensified when Mohamed Satim was conspicously absent from the Umno management meeting in Shah Alam last night.
On the rumours that he might join PKR, Abdul Hamid said: "A friend from Klang speculated that (PKR supremo) Anwar Ibrahim's people offered Mohamed Satim millions of ringgit... he was close to Anwar in the past," he added.
Another Puchong Umno committee member Arifin Osman also claimed to be in the dark over the status of his division chief.
“Nobody is saying anything about this. All I know is that he is still carrying out his duties as state assemblyman and division head,” he told FMT.
Deputy state chief unaware
Arifin said when the rumour began to circulate, he had tried to contact Mohamed Satim but the latter did not answer his call.
“He did not pick up... there was no response to my SMS as well. So I don't know if this rumour is true or not,” he added.
Selayang Umno division chief Abdul Syukur Idrus, who has also been unable to contact Mohamed Satim, however denied that the latter is planning to jump ship.
Meanwhile Bernama quoted Selangor Umno deputy chief Noh Omar as saying that he was unaware of the rumour that Mohamed Satim wished to step down from all his political posts.
He said Mohamed Satim had contacted him earlier to say that he would not be able to attend the meeting last night as he had another matter to attend to.
The meeting discussed about managing the Selangor Umno divisional meetings.
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