Umno officials have denied that an extraordinary meeting has been called today for a discussion between party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Umno ministers.

"This is fake. No such meeting has been called," said Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is also a senior minister in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.

Umno executive secretary Mohd Sumali Reduan also gave a similar response when contacted by Malaysiakini this afternoon.