Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's call for MPs to support the Perikatan Nasional government but not Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is not practical, said a supreme council member.

Zahidi Zainul, who is also the deputy communications and multimedia minister, said Zahid should put such a practice to the test in Umno first.

"The Umno president can try to practise this in Umno - support Umno but not the Umno president.

"We can try; if this works in Umno, then we can try...