Umno's Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani, who is expected to defend his parliamentary seat in the coming general election, has cried foul of being sabotaged by his own party members.

This came after images of placards reading "Say no to DJ" (Datuk Johari or Datuk Jo) and banners rejecting him in Titiwangsa went viral on the social media.

"We the grassroots of Titiwangsa plead to the prime minister to choose a candidate other than Johari," stated a banner, with hashtags #rejectJohari, #arrogantJoe and #aslongasnotJoeGhani...