Umno president Najib Abdul Razak has reportedly expressed in front of Umno delegates his dissatisfaction with his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin saying he should use the correct platform to express his grouses.

This was according to Umno supreme council member Abdul Rahman Dahlan when met outside the venue of the closed-door presidential briefing tonight in Kuala Lumpur held in conjunction with the Umno general assembly which formally opens tomorrow.

" (He) was disappointed with the deputy president who gave a very strong speech last night which to him (the contents of) were partly untrue.

"He (Najib) said that if you have any problem you should be using the correct platform to speak out," said Rahman Dahlan.

The presidential briefing tonight was held in lieu of the normal practice of the party deputy president officiating the general assemblies of Umno Youth, Wanita and Puteri wings.

The Umno supreme council last month said that the heads of the respective wings had asked to officiate their own general assemblies and as such in a break from tradition, Muhyiddin would not be doing so.

Muhyiddin, estranged from the party and government due to his criticism of Najib over the 1MDB affair, did not turn up for tonight's presidential briefing though fellow dissenter and party vice-president Shafie Apdal was present.

"It is a big disappointment (with him not showing up tonight). There was an empty chair, what a waste. We were waiting for him," said Rahman Dahlan, BN's strategic communications director.

Also a departure from the norm, the Press were not allowed to cover the closed-door briefing.

'Long live Najib' chants

Spotted going into the hall at the Putra World Trade Centre were Umno supreme council members, Wanita, Youth and Puteri executive committee members, division chairpersons, deputy chairpersons, vice-chairpersons and secretaries and the chiefs of the division's wings.

Kedah Mentri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir and Johor Mentri Besar Mohamed Khalid Nordin who were alleged to be members of ' Team 5M ' out to topple Najib were also seen.

Najib, who is prime minister, arrived at 8.50pm and was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Umno information chief Ahmad Maslan.

A few supporters chanted 'Long live Najib' as he walked to the hall.

When met outside the hall, Shafie said he would comment on Najib's speech another time.

"I have spoken a lot," he said curtly before leaving.