KUALA LUMPUR: Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor today confirmed that there will be no media blackout during the upcoming Umno general assembly.
He said the decision to allow media coverage was made because Umno realised the party was the backbone of the government.
"Don't worry. We will give media access and they can get information.
"There will be guidelines for media as we are concerned by some who try to pit leaders against each other.
"I hope the media will not spin their reports as it will only stir things up," he told reporters in a special interview today.
Tengku Adnan was also asked whether a no-confidence motion against Umno deputy president Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin and vice-president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal would be brought up during the assembly.
He replied it would not be raised, despite some divisions demanding it.
The secretary-general also stressed that there was no effort to shut Muhyiddin out, saying that the wings had decided that their respective chiefs would open their meetings.
On the decision to sack Gopeng Wanita Umno chief Datuk Hamidah Osman, Tengku Adnan said it was based on investigation which showed she had undermined Umno.
Hamidah had also attended opposition's event, he said.
"She (Hamidah) can always submit an appeal," Tengku Adnan added.