After two successors and almost seven years after vowing to take a back seat, former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad is showing no sign of doing so.
Having been a vocal critic of his handpicked successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, recent developments indicate that Mahathir may be none too happy with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak either.
A clear indication of this came earlier this week when Mahathir took a swipe at Najib, whom he had endorsed, for having failed to explain his 1Malaysia slogan convincingly.This is what Najib,Mahayudin,and mahathir –agreed to form partnershipWould the reform legislation become “dead ducks” the moment by are passed by Parliament, as with Abdullah stepping down as Prime Minister in three months’ time, will the new Umno top leadership be in the very forefront to roll back the proposals to give more bite to anti-corruption campaign and to restore the independence, impartiality and integrity of the judiciary?
“It seems that for Mahathir, Najib’s one year as premier is not bearing the ‘right’ results. He is using a psychological approach by highlighting these matters publicly so Najib will take notice,” she said.It is also likely that Mahathir’s seeming ‘mentor-mentee’ relationship with deputy premier Muhyiddin Yassin is adding to the pressure on Najib. “Muhyiddin is like Mahathir’s shadow. He knows what is right and what is not right (by Mahathir) and he tries to guide Najib,” she said.Noor Sulastry said Najib would do well to keep the “unofficial government adviser” at bay by acting carefully, especially on economic matters. This, she said, was among the key reasons which led to the breakdown in the Abdullah-Mahathir relations.But with Mahathir recently publishing a lengthy blog entry in which he poked holes in Najib’s high-income economy goal, the writing may very well be on the wall.
THE ROYAL FLESH, WHICH CAME FIRST CHICKEN OR EGG, NAJIB DELIMA UMNO ELECTION OR NATIONAL ELECTION
In our country, corruption has become mainstream; honesty is a rivulet, which is why the System has developed such sophisticated expertise at deflecting street anger. The game is played out in full public view, and we do not see hypocrisy trapping us in slow motion.
What does the System do when it does not have an answer? It changes the question.
Witness how the rage against corruption in this country has been manoeuvred into a debate on whether they can be held responsible for this in the first place? Even this question has been diverted. reorganized with some sticking plaster, is being reinvented from villain to victim of mysterious forces. We do not know if any race in upcoming election will see a nail-biting finish, but certainly UMNO and BARISAN did not decide to hire treadmills for a few weeks at many times their retail price. Instead of treadmills, we have treadmillionaires.
They are one and the same thing. Racial politicking covers up national plunder. Once you have seen it for what it is, it loses its relevance, therefore national plunder becomes highlighted.
MALAYSIA’S AUTHORITARIAN RESURGENCEYou don’t need to summon Agatha Christie to solve the plot.Game or no game, with group A, B or C, it’s just their protection tactics against being arrested for siphoning billions of Malay special privileges and taxpayer’s coffer.Could be also because Mahathir is doubtful UMNO can retain power. So he is positioning himself to grab it and act ( if Najib is reluctant to use extralegal means) to protect himself being exposed as a thief.Najib arrest Dr Mahathir before he scalpel on you with surgical precision
MAHATHIR TAKES ON NAJIb
is he thinking?
After engineering the downfall of his handpicked successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi with surgical precision, is former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad now training his scalpel on his protege Najib Tun Razak’s jugular?
Those attending a function here this morning must have felt that this was the case based on the 84-year-old’s scathing remarks.the medical doctor-turned-politician, suggested that Najib’s government should be given the boot if did not convince parents that education was one of its topmost priorities.
“You can change the government if you want to, or if you don’t want to change the government, you can change the person. But telling me (the problem), a former prime minister, is not going to help. You must tell the (current) prime minister,” he said.Najib Tun Razak can only shake his head in dismay as the reports and briefings all paint a very bleak future for the Barisan Nasional.The message is depressingly the same: in the next polls bout, his ruling coalition stands little chance of regaining the states lost to Pakatan Rakyat. Worse still, the opposition may make new gains in several states.The prime minister and BN supremo is in a pickle: how to stem the tide? How to rally the disgruntled people to his cause? His pet projects lie virtually in tatters, his party members are ripping each other apart, his coalition partners are tearing into each other, while his political foes are growing stronger by the day.The situation is so bad that some opposition leaders believe that Najib may resort to extreme measures to stop the deepening rot – exploit every issue, create a climate of fear, push the country to the brink and then invoke the draconian Internal Security Act.The reasoning is that with all his opponents in Kamunting, he may entertain hopes that he can go to the polls playing the role of a saviour. The bad guys are not around to spoil his party. Only the good guys – him and his fellow dudes – are left and people will have no choice but to play along.But political observers do not think Najib will turn into a desperado simply because the crude antics may backfire. People may choose to stay home.Najib is left with one window of opportunity – the Sarawak election. A convincing victory over there will throw a lifeline to his sinking sampan. But the outlook is not so rosy. When Sibu fell in the recent battle, it clouded the prospects of the BN. Then there is Taib Mahmud, the White Rajah of Sarawak.
He fears being hauled up and be asked to account for the billions diverted purportedly to UMNO but kept by individuals who may turn out to be crooks!
The main group is TDM who holds most of the ACES, to charge TAB or Najib and both are force to join his game play.
TDM not only controls the ACES but also controls MACC,AG and the authorities.
Where in the world can you find a greedy & black hearted past PM who not only wanna ‘makan’ our rakyat’s coffers and he also wanna ‘tapau’ the whole country so all his tracks will be cleaned.
In fact he should be charged in the International Court of Justice, for siphoning billion & billions and causing hatred among the communities.
widening rift between Prime Minister Najib Razak and his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad over ultra-Malay rights group Perkasa, pointing out it was a smokescreen and both men were likely to be more concerned about how to suppress a slew of huge corruption scandals from becoming public.
Mahathir and Tajudin in their glory days
Salahuddin was referring to RM8 billion in losses incurred by national airline MAS, which so far appears to be the biggest financial debacle arising out of the BN’s 53-year rule.
Large-scale plunder
Not only is Mahathir and his immediate successor Abdullah Badawi accused of having plundered the airline, Najib has also been caught helping himself to a new mega-project – the double-track national railway.
HALIM SAAD’S REVELATION: NMY’S GAMBIT
NMY: The Godfather of organised GLC corporate crap
Former UEM and Renong Supremo Tan Sri Halim Saad revealed that he was denied the option to MBO and taking it private by then Economic Adviser to Government Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yackop. Instead Nor Mohamed induced Halim to leave the board of both companies, sold his holdings of and eventually both company were acquired by Khazanah Holdings Bhd.
OPEN THAT PANDORA’S BOX
Badawi – ‘Mr Clean’
“They are all holding pistols to each other’s throat but nobody will be so silly as to pull the trigger because this is within Umno. If it involves Pakatan, that is a different story. But now as it is, they will give into negotiations with money the most important factor and how to settle with everyone more or less happy,” a political watcher told Malaysia Chronicle.
“Perkasa, Ibrahim Ali, all these are nonsense. They are just Umno gimmicks. What you can tell though is Mahathir will have to give up more ground because the Malaysian public is no longer with him. He cannot rally enough support to overthrow Najib because he has destroyed his own popularity with his racism and Perkasa’s. Najib will get stronger but even so all three PMs will be vulnerable to further revelations of corruption because their deals were all so huge, the public backlash will be fantastic.”
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Najib’s new cash cow
It does appear that the graft accusations swirling around town have hit a raw nerve. Raja Petra Kamaruddin, the operator the Malaysia Today website, has been at forefront of a series of articles exposing the ramifications behind several huge privatization deals. His website has been blocked and is down for a third straight day.
Not only has he accused Mahathir, Badawi and former finance minister Daim Zainuddin of helping Tajudin pilfer from MAS, Raja Petra also alleged that Najib was now using the national railway company as his new cash cow.
Najib inked a controversial railway deal with S’pore
“A deal to supply coaches worth RM1.4 billion went to a company involving Najib’s wife Rosmah and two other women. The coaches were said to be worth only RM300 million and do not function,” Raja Petra wrote in a recent article.
On Friday, Mahathir – who is the patron of Perkasa – defended the group after Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan disavowed links with it. His comments generated talk that his rift with Najib might widen as result of this dispute.
“Perkasa members are Umno supporters. It would not help Umno’s cause to turn them away,” Dr Mahathir told the New Straits Times.
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