UMNO will continue giving closed-door explanations on sensitive issues to avoid twisting of facts by social media that are unethical.

Party information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said as the social media were the fastest and most influential avenue for disseminating information, UMNO too was using the platform to explain issues to the people.

"Although the social media are faster and more accessible, there should also be face-to-face interaction or the message delivered will not be really understood," he told reporters before the closed-door National Issues Dialogue at the Mara Skills Institute in Beseri, here, last night.

Ahmad said as UMNO information chief representing the government, he felt responsible to provide continued explanations to reduce the "heat", especially that felt by the party grassroots.

"Now is the stage for us to involve the party members so that they can use their respective social media accounts to explain issues to the group they represent.

"Sometimes the questions raised are sensitive. These need to be explained so that people understand the real situation and not be confused when the information is twisted by certain quarters."

Ahmad said the explanations given included on the 1MDB issue, the RM2.6 billion political fund, cabinet reshuffle, GST, rising cost of living, ringgit slump, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and the latest, on the toll hike.

The closed-door dialogue which took almost two hours, was attended by about 200 leaders of the four wings in Padang Besar UMNO.

On the vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be proposed by the opposition, Ahmad said they would not succeed as Barisan Nasional which held the majority in Parliament would not support the motion.