KUALA LUMPUR: Umno has denied being involved in the dispute over the adat and royal institutions in Negri Sembilan.

Its secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the adat and royal institutions in Negri Sembilan were different from those in other states and should not be interfered with by politicians or the rakyat.

"We must not conflate government administration with the implementation and functioning of adat and royal institutions.

"The people must be given the correct facts, Umno has never been involved in, nor interfered with, these matters," he told reporters at the closing of the 2026 MRSM Bintang Media today.