In 2022, Johor plunged into a crisis after then-BN chief Hasni Mohammad was blocked from returning to a second term as menteri besar despite leading the coalition to a supermajority in that year's state election.

At the time, it was reported that the appointment was blocked by a "higher power", although the reasons why were never made clear.

In an interview with the Straits Times published today, Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar revealed that...