Rural Development Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad has drawn flak from his former colleagues in Umno for claiming that the Malay-based party was no longer popular in Sabah during a livestream yesterday.
In a statement today, Umno Youth demanded for Abdul Latiff, who left Umno and is now in Bersatu, to resign as a minister over his insulting remark.
Abdul Latiff has since apologised for his remark.
"The statement was my own and does not represent the party (Bersatu)… I humbly apologise if my remarks offended certain quarters.
"The real enemy is the opposition. Let’s not fight among ourselves," he was quoted as saying by the Perikatan Nasional Backbenchers Club (PNBBC) portal.
