FORMER Umno vice-president Hishammuddin Hussein has also submitted a letter applying to rejoin the party, Sinar Harian reports.

Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the Sembrong MP was among the Umno leaders who had submitted such applications, in addition to former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin, the Malay language daily reported.

He said several letters seeking to return and strengthen the party’s “Rumah Bangsa” (House of the Nation) platform had been received from Umno leaders who had previously been suspended or expelled.

“News that is deeply moving and heartening in the final nights of Ramadan.

“Besides Khairy Jamaluddin, many other leaders who have contributed greatly have submitted letters applying to return and strengthen this ‘Rumah Bangsa’ struggle, including Hishammuddin Hussein.

“May Allah bless Umno as this ‘Rumah Bangsa’ so that it can continue to champion the agenda of Islam, the Malays and the nation as a whole,” he said in a Facebook post on Monday (March 16).

Earlier, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi shared that he had received a visit from Khairy Jamaluddin, who handed over an appeal letter to return to Umno.