To date, there is no one in the country of prime minister material that did not come from Umno stock, according to former BN minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

Taking to social media, the former agriculture and agro-based industry minister said current prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin, even former prime minister Dr Mahatahir Mohamad and PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim came from the ruling component party, and thus posses “strong Umno DNA”.