Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin criticised attacks on former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad by the Umno media, saying such attacks would contribute to the party's downfall.

Declaring Mahathir's criticism and opinions as “okay”, Muhyiddin said he had commented on the usage of an Umno-linked TV channel that lambasted the former prime minister and had announced his reservations to his boss, Najib Abdul Razak