Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin downplayed the act of 13 Telok Kemang Umno branches demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

“I think this issue has been answered by Telok Kemang Umno division chief Isa Abdul Samad that it was an isolated incident that does not show the reality of the situation there.

“We have around 20,000 Umno branches. It’s impossible to get 100 percent (support),” he added in a press conference at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) today.

The Telok Kemang Umno branches on Saturday had called on Najib to quit as party president .

Taman TKK branch chief Kamarul Azman Habibur Rahman, who headed the group, said the grassroots urged Najib to resign in order to save Umno from disaster at the next general election, due in 2018.

Isa yesterday said the branches should have stated their views during the recent Umno delegates meeting.

He however confirmed that the Telok Kemang Umno division is still supporting Najib as party president.