Umno grassroots in the just vacated Tanjung Piai parliamentary seat are pressuring the party central leaders to name their division chief, Jefridin Atan, as the candidate in the coming by-election.

All 88 branch leaders in the division unanimously agreed to this, and they demanded that the MCA give way to an Umno candidate, despite it being traditionally contested by the coalition party, The Malaysian Insight reported.