When acting Umno president Mohamad Hasan chaired the Umno supreme council meeting at the party headquarters last Friday, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's portrait was noticeably missing.

This had led to speculation whether Zahid – officially the Umno president – was being 'erased' after going on leave and handing over his duties to his deputy.

According to an Umno source, however, the removal of the portrait was done on Zahid's own request, and not on Mohamad's instructions as claimed...