Umno members have been asked not to make any speculations, or get easily influenced by rumours, about the alleged resignation of party leaders, which can only cause divisions in the party.

Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said BN and Umno members must stay united in showing their support to the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Razak and his deputy, Muhyiddin Yassin, in leading the country towards becoming a fully-developed nation.

"Let's not become the factors for the divisions, our country is moving forward. We want to become a fully-developed nation, there are many agenda that need to be solved."

He told reporters after opening Mosquito-Free Federal Territories Programme organised by Yayasan Kesejahteraan Bandar and Seri Semarak PPR Residents Association today.

On the allegation made by an Umno member, who is also Federal Territories BN division secretary, that Muhyiddin would take a long leave and that Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein would be acting in the position temporarily, Tengku Adnan said:

"This kind of person, he did not like it if Umno is calm, if BN is calm. The BN government is discharging its duties in a responsible and trustworthy manner. I don't know what will happen to our country because there are too many of them. Maybe they want to see our country destroyed," he said.

Yesterday, the prime minister said the report that went viral in the social media about his deputy's possible resignation was just a political provocation by certain quarters.

Najib said that as the Umno deputy president and BN deputy chairman, Muhyiddin had worked well with him in all aspects to strengthen and enhance the struggles of Umno and the BN and that this was an ongoing effort which demanded much more to be done by him and Muhyiddin.

- Bernama