The urging by some Umno leaders for Muhyiddin Yassin's resignation as the party’s deputy president is unwise and should be opposed, said Umno Youth vice-chief, Khairul Azwan Harun.

He said some Umno leaders had urged this after Muhyiddin was dropped from the cabinet by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

"Some openly pressed for the resignation of Muhyiddin Yassin and this will only threaten ties of the top leadership and the institution of Umno.

"Actually, this is not a question of the cabinet or national administration, and Umno Youth members - as warriors of the party - will defend the matter as we do not want to set a bad example for the coming generations and that we have not lost our culture of respecting the leaders," he said.

He told reporters after opening the Hulu Terengganu Umno Youth meeting in Hulu Terengganu today, which was also attended by Hulu Terengganu Youth chief Johari Abu Bakar.

In a cabinet reshuffle by Najib on July 28, Muhyiddin was dropped as deputy prime minister, together with Umno vice-president Mohd Shafie Apdal, who was the rural and regional development minister.

- Bernama