He said it was a sacrifice on Annuar’s part as the Umno Information Chief wanted to focus his efforts on helping his party win the 14th General Election (GE14).
“I welcome his intention as I know he wants to focus on helping the party win in the coming GE,” he told reporters after opening the Simpang Renggam Umno division’s delegates’ conference here today.
He also thanked Annuar, who was appointed Mara chairman on July 19, 2013, and had his contract extended on Aug 12, 2015, for contributing greatly to the development of Mara and the Malay community.
Yesterday, Annuar, who is also the Ketereh Member of Parliament, told reporters after his officiating speech for the Hulu Terengganu Umno Youth delegates’ conference in Kuala Berang, Terengganu that his appeal letter for the discontinuation of his contract had been sent to Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Ismail Sabri, who is also an Umno Supreme Council member, said the task of upholding the party should not only be shouldered by federal or division leaders, but also leadership at the grassroots level.
“The grassroots leadership must play its role. Thus, when faced with slander, they must be able to counter it and not just depend on division or federal leaders to provide explanations,” he said.
He added, the slander spread by the opposition did not seek to reveal the truth, but rather to confuse the public.