Umno veteran Shahrir Samad hinted that support for the party as part of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration could lie in its ability to respond to issues of concern.

The former Johor BN chief specifically pointed to questions over Umno’s stand on the sale of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) shares to a Blackrock-linked company, as well as the alleged existence of a "royal addendum” linked to former premier Najib Abdul Razak’s bid for house arrest.

Shahrir also said the grassroots support for Umno...