At a press conference, Ismail said Zuraida was currently on leave. He added that while Zuraida had the right to quit Bersatu, the issue of her position in the Cabinet still needs to be discussed.

“She only resigned from Bersatu, not the Cabinet,” he said after the Barisan Nasional Convention here.

“She announced her decision (to quit Bersatu) without telling me, I do not know what will happen next.”

Zuraida quit Bersatu last week to join the newly formed Parti Bangsa Malaysia (PBM).

The Ampang MP, however, maintained that she would continue supporting Ismail’s government, in line with PBM’s stand.

Zuraida had joined Bersatu after being sacked from PKR in the wake of the Sheraton Move in 2020.

Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal has since called for her Cabinet post to be given to someone from the party.

On Saturday, Ismail had said that Zuraida would remain in the Cabinet “for now”.

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