An Umno leader has denied allegations of interference in Registrar of Societies' (ROS) affairs, saying they had once faced the brunt of ROS' wrath themselves.

"Why would Umno want to influence ROS? Previously, Umno was once deregistered (by ROS) and had to be set up again.

“Today, DAP also needs to hold a re-election, so what are they afraid of?” said Cheras Umno chief Syed Ali Alhabshee.