A police report has been lodged against a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) leader for alleging that Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had discussed his intent to topple Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Sungai Besar Umno division chief Jamal Md Yunos said in his report that Bersatu supreme council member Muhammad Zahid Md Arif had maliciously slandered the deputy premier.

Jamal was referring to a four-minute YouTube video of Muhammad claiming that Zahid met Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad less than a month after being appointed deputy prime minister...