KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 15 -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Akmal Saleh has demanded that Malaysiakini's leadership come to the Umno General Assembly to personally apologise after the news portal posted an image of pigs with a caption about the Malay party.

The incident, which Akmal described as "hurtful, saddening, and unacceptable," occurred yesterday and quickly drew outrage from party members.

The caption "2026 assembly will determine Umno's direction in the unity government" was appended to a picture intended for an article about pig farming in Selangor.

In strongly-worded remarks, Akmal said a simple social media apology was "wholly insufficient".

"Therefore, I demand that, at this time, your boss be brought to the Umno General Assembly ...