More Umno leaders have criticised the prime minister’s senior political secretary, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin, after he claimed he was instructed not to call for a recount after his defeat to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in the 2022 general election.

Most recently, Umno Youth chief Muhamad Akmal Saleh and Umno Puteri chief Nurul Amal Mohd Fauzi urged Shamsul not to make baseless speculations.

“These elections are...