Malacca Chief Minister Idris Haron claims the Council of Rulers has rejected the Citizens' Declaration petition initiated by Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his allies.

According to Berita Harian, Idris said he knew about this because he had accompanied Malacca governor Mohd Khalil Yaakob to the council's meeting last week.

"The meeting at Istana Negara had rejected the Citizens' Declaration, which ostensibly secured a million signatures calling for Najib Razak's resignation as prime minister, on grounds that it was against the Federal Constitution which stipulates the election of national leaders through elections," Idris was reported as saying.