Bersatu Youth exco member Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir has taken aim at two other fellow exco members who apparently went rogue and attacked the party leadership.

Ashraf claimed that Muhammad Hafiz Azhar and Mohamad Taufik Abas rarely attended any Bersatu Youth exco meetings but the two suddenly emerged to launch a broadside on the party leaders.

"Taufik and Hafiz are not individuals who are committed to the party's struggle," he said in a statement yesterday.

Last Saturday, Hafiz held a press conference at which he questioned the wealth of Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad's children as well as an alleged extramarital affair of party president Muhyiddin Yassin.

Hafiz is in the process of being referred to the party's disciplinary committee after Bersatu Youth chief Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman expressed shock at his statement and stressed that they did not represent Bersatu Youth.

Yesterday, Taufik, also at a press conference he called, came to Hafiz's defence.

'Taufik suddenly appeared at meeting'

Ashraf said Taufik, a day before his press conference, had suddenly appeared at the Bersatu Youth meeting, where they had discussed Hafiz's action.

"After disappearing for a long time, Taufik suddenly emerged and we welcomed him as we would comrades. Syed Saddiq even spent time with him.

"Strangely, Taufik did not raise any criticism with Syed Saddiq nor did he raise questions about Hafiz's press conference.

"Throughout the meeting, Taufik was silent and spent most of his time on his mobile phone," Ashraf said.

Ashraf claimed their actions were an act of betrayal orchestrated by Umno.

"We will not be surprised if, after this, there will be a series of betrayals receiving special coverage on Umno's organ TV3," he said.

He said Bersatu Youth was unfazed by the dirty tactics and emphasised that Umno president Najib Abdul Razak should take on Mahathir directly in a forum organised by the wing - Nothing to Hide 2.0.

The Nothing to Hide forum in 2015 did not materialise when Najib did not turn up and Mahathir proceeded on stage and attacked the prime minister.