(June 2): A small crowd of 50 greeted Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin outside the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as he arrived from Australia tonight.

His return from holiday today sent many in the social media a buzz, expecting him to comment on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's "ultimatum", where he told ministers at last Friday's cabinet meeting to quit if they disagreed with the rehabilitation plans for debt laden 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Muhyiddin was not at the meeting as he has been overseas on holiday since May 26.

More than 20 pressmen and 50 supporters waited for his arrival since 6pm this evening. Muhyiddin only left the airport about 9.30pm, waving and smiling to the crowd.

As he approached an awaiting vehicle, supporters, numbering about 50, started shouting "Hidup Tan Sri!" (Long Live Tan Sri) and "Selamatkan Malaysia!" (Save Malaysia) loudly.

Among those spotted among the crowd was Datuk Hamidah Othman, a former Perak state exco.

Selangor Perkasa chairman Abu Bakar Yahya said that he was there as a Malaysian citizen hoping to be able to shake hands with Muhyiddin.

"I came because I feel like greeting him home and I am happy that I was able to finally shake his hand. This is really a historic moment for me.

"(And) I managed to say 'welcome home' to him," he said.

Kuala Langat division Umno member Shahrulnizam Shahruddin said he was there to show his support for the deputy prime minister.

"We just came here to welcome him home, that's all," he said.

Umno mouthpiece Utusan Malaysia on Sunday reported that Najib had issued an ultimatum to his Cabinet last Friday, telling ministers to resign if they did not support him over the rehabilitation of 1MDB.

He said this soon after Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah finished laying out the road map for 1MDB's restructuring at the cabinet meeting.

Culture and Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz however rubbished the report, saying that the prime minister practised inclusivity and wanted consensus from his Cabinet colleagues.

"Najib said this at the meeting: 'if somehow, some of you feel uncomfortable with this, please hand in or write (your resignation), and I will understand.’

"If you were there, you would not feel like it was an ultimatum," Nazri said. – The Malaysian Insider