Editor's note: This morning, we removed an article based on a statement attributed to Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal which we received from an unofficial, albeit reputable, source. We have reached out to Wan Fayhsal to apologise. We regret the inconvenience caused to our readers. Wan Fayhsal held a press conference this evening where he read out four out of five paragraphs contained in the earlier unofficial statement which we received.

Bersatu Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal today lashed out at Labuan MP Suhaili Abdul Rahman, labelling the suspended Bersatu lawmaker a "traitor" over alleged attempts to solicit support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Speaking to reporters in Parliament, the Machang MP also accused Suhaili of acting allegedly in cahoots with an individual he had yesterday referred to as "Datuk Botak".

"(I am) responding to his (Suhaili) media statement yesterday accusing me of concocting this fiction about Datuk Botak. In fact,...