Hishammuddin Hussein has suggested that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and those aligned to the latter suspended him and sacked Khairy Jamaluddin from the party as a pre-emptive measure to safeguard their respective positions.

The former Umno vice-president levelled the charge in the comment section of a video posted by former health minister Khairy on Instagram last night.

"What is happening in Umno?” asked the Sembrong MP...