EXCLUSIVE | Umno is facing a major crisis. Its numbers in Parliament have dwindled over the past six months and efforts to strike a deal with Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad have not gone in its favour.

This is because Mahathir wants Umno to be dissolved before considering cooperation with the party's top leaders. Umno members are worried that their party might be de-registered.

This bleak scenario prompted one Umno leader, Nazri Abdul Aziz, to reach out to prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim.

The Padang Rengas MP detailed his alleged discussion with Anwar during a meeting with Selangor Umno members last night. Malaysiakini has obtained a recording of his speech...