PUTRAJAYA, May 6 — The Johor chapter of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia has not indicated its desire to have Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal as the state chief, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.

Amid rumours that a number of division chiefs are rejecting the surprise appointment of Tebrau chief Mazlan Bujang, the Bersatu chairman said no such complaints have been lodged with him.

“They have not come to me to tell me,” the prime minister told reporters at a group media interview here.

“Last time I saw the excos of Johor, they were not making any complaints at all.”

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Last month, Mazlan was made the Johor Bersatu chief to replace Datuk Osman Sapian, who resigned as the state’s mentri besar in April.

Mazlan’s appointment was a departure from the convention in which the mentri besar or chief minister would typically helm the party’s state chapter.

In response, it was reported yesterday that an alleged meeting among some Johor Bersatu division chiefs had arrived at a consensus to support Dr Sahruddin to be the state chapter’s chief instead of Mazlan.

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Dr Sahruddin is currently the Johor Bersatu secretary, which is an appointed post. He does not have an elected position within his own branch or division in the party.