Umno is willing to welcome back those who left the party as long as they realise that it is a "true, sincere, and honest party in the struggle for religion, race, and country", said party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

In a Facebook post late last night, he maintained the pressure on coalition partner Bersatu, saying that the former chief of Bersatu's Putrajaya division had returned to Umno along with 120 members of the splinter party.

"Prior to that, some Bersatu leaders had already...