Tuesday, January 28, 2014

UMNO YOUTH CHIEF KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN SAID NAJIB’S DAYS AS PRIME MINISTER NEARING THE END?


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Najib effectively bid goodbye today; declaring that Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin  expectedly, extolling the virtues of Mahathir and somewhat unexpectedly, unleashing a personal attack against Najib asserting that he would make a “disastrous” PM. key virtue, as PM, was his wife, in a polity seething with corruption. by donning the mantle of the most honest politician Could it possibly be true? Has Najib begun to believe what some admirers have started to suggest with incremental passion, that he is India’s best-ever Prime Minister? The answer must be no. He is clearly not self-delusional.Why then did he suggest that his Cabinet was more coherent It is remarkable that Najib never considered comparing his Cabinet to Mahathir Politicians are entitled to reinvent themselves. And because we live in an era of instant coffee, they believe, perhaps, that masks can be worn and shed at will and images changed with the wave of Najib’s hand But can he abandon the muscular brand of politics that has served him so well  during the last UMNO election made him a runaway success with thedivision leaders rank and file, for the conciliatory approach that made him UMNO leader? Can he shrink his 56-inch chest and soften his machismo to deal with the likes of  Mahathir and Muhyuddin?Drumbeaters about the dangers of dumping the tradition of collective leadership for the ephe-meral benefits of personality-driven politics and the havoc this would wreak upon the party’s DNA.Najib anyway can be forced resign as Prime Minister he is playing with fire.

Members of  Parliament from Sabah and Sarawak who met Tengku Razaleigh are not expected to reveal their intentions until Parliament starts on June 24. were dissappointed with Najib decisions to appointment of new cabinet . ”now concerned with new ministers on  own their personal agendas.They are seeing Ku Li to see what they can do to express their disappointment

Umno won 88 federal seats in Election 2013, up nine from 2008 but several party veterans have blamed the party and BN’s lacklustre performance on Najib’s “war room” strategists, and hinting that the prime minister might be shown the door if he doesn’t remove his strategists for their bad advice.BN took 47 of the 56 federal seats in Sabah and Sarawak, contributing one-third of the 133 federal seats it won in the elections despite both states only having a quarter of the 222 seats in Parliament,east Malaysian MPs are the latest to rattle Najib after he won his first personal mandate with fewer seats than his predecessor Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.Najib is already under pressure from within Umno and now this, just after a poor result in the pollsPrime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak doled out 20 ministerial and deputy ministerial posts to east Malaysian MPs, leaving parties like Sarawak’s SPDP without any representatives despite winning four federal seats.

In contrast, the MIC in the Malay peninsula saw all four MPs getting ministerial and deputy ministerial posts in the Najib administration — which has 32 full ministers including eight in the Prime Minister’s Department.

They are seeing Ku Li to see what they can do to express their disappointment

Four years ago in my speech at this same hotel, I said that Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak was not a suitable man to succeed Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. With such deep-seated problems of corruption, intensified by distrust amongst the different races, coupled with the glaring weakness of the Police force to address the question of security and the deaths in Police custody, I believe that the country needs a strong leader.s there anyone who would mount a challenge to Najib? Insiders say that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would prefer to wait for the durian to fall without having to shake the tree. It’s also true that waging an UMNO contest entails spending a lot of money, and having spent so much already during the General Election, not many supporters have the appetite to submit to another round of “donations.” Some of the big donors who are usually prevailed upon to supply election war chests are strapped for cash. Even if they are inclined to support the challenger, they remain wary of Najib. The Prime Minister can easily make the call to the banks and these industrialists would be exposed to some serious recall of their loans.

Since the election, we are further faced with the terrible truth about the inefficiency and partisan behaviour of our own Election Commission, the irresponsible and provocative behaviour of UMNO’s media apparatus in maligning those they felt had not supported Barisan Nasional, the spate of arrests and charges against students and political leaders – all these matters have contributed to the present state of helplessness and anger amongst the people. Will the Prime Minister tackle these issues head on?



Economy needs a kick start. What better way than to target complete digitization of government functioning from 2016. The international experience shows that corruption levels drop precipitously when “big brother” is watching, as is possible in real time electronic processes. Of course this only works in regimes where “big brother” himself is not corrupt.

Quiet corruption” is the “rent” that a Minister collects for delaying decisions (speed money); is Sharizat using her discretion to unfairly benefit someone (bribe); it is sending the government decision making process into a spin thereby benefiting someone who profits from the status quo 

Change comes from the bottom up, not top down, a fresh political force for change has somewhat subsided, it may be useful to examine the mechanics of socio-political change. Do mass movements for change erupt spontaneously from the lowest rungs of society? Or are they the result of ideas that emerge from an elite?  Has Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin the best track record with respect to controlling corruption?, followed by Mahathir with Najib in the rear. Apologists of Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin  would be quick to assert that often corruption is part and parcel of rapid growth. They are right. China, Indonesia and Malaysia are good examples where rapid growth over the last 30 years has also resulted in large scale corruption.

“Settle it first, then only we can talk,” said Khairy.

 said the racial tension came about because the Selangor administrative led by Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim failed to deal with the seizure of Bibles by the state Islamic Religious department (Jais).
“The Selangor administration failed to give a proper explanation for Jais’s action. The state has to settle this issue first. The government cannot do anything as it involves state law,” said Khairy.
He said the Selangor government is facing a crisis because of the combination of many issues and internal squabbling between PKR leaders.
“Tan Sri Khalid’s failure in handling the Jais issue led to a dispute with Azmin Ali and PKNS. Because of that, Anwar had to save the situation through the Kajang by-election,” said Khairy.
Although there was speculation that the by-election was to divert attention from the Allah issues which have created tension between Christians and Muslims, Khairy said the by-election cannot be avoided and because of that, BN will contest the seat.
Undeterred by the ruling coalition’s silence on the proposal for dialogue, opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently said their offer was sincere and unconditional.
“This is an urgent and national interest issue. I want to reassure all Malaysians, regardless of race or religious affiliation, that we are here to protect their interests and we are willing to work with the government.
“We do not want a repeat of unwanted elements who are trying to incite racial and religious tension,” he said, after chairing the Pakatan Rakyat leadership council a few weeks ago.
He urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to quickly get in touch with them to resolve the heightened tension.
In the run-up to 2014, tension flared again over the use of the Arabic word ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims, which Muslim groups insist is exclusive to Islam.
It culminated in the raid by the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) at the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) office in Petaling Jaya, where 300 Bibles in the Malay and Iban languages were seized, and two BSM officials arrested.
Although global Islamic scholars have clarified that the term can be used by anyone, state Islamic authorities in Malaysia have reacted negatively to reports of churches using the word ‘Allah’ in services and literature catering to the Bahasa Malaysia-speaking Christian community.
Critics have claimed that the controversy was an attempt to deflect attention from the country’s economic problems such as the rising cost of living due to price hikes and subsidy cuts.
A kangkung-themed flash mob organised by first-term PKR assemblyman Lee Khai Loon in Penang last week upset Umno leaders who countered with several rallies. They said Lee had insulted Najib, and in one of the rallies, they carried banners warning of a repeat of the May 13 racial riots.
On Monday morning, the Church of Assumption at Lebuh Farquhuar became the target of two molotov cocktails.
This was probably because of a controversial banner with the word ‘Allah’ found outside the church on Sunday, police said.
Initial investigations showed that two men on a motorcycle committed the crime.
Representatives from the church and a few other churches in the area, have lodged police reports over controversial banners that were put up at their entrances.
In 2010, several churches and a Catholic school were attacked, following the High Court’s ruling disputing the Home Ministry’s ban on the use of the word ‘Allah’ by  Catholic weekly, Herald.
The Metro Tabernacle church in Kuala Lumpur suffered the worst attack after arsonists burned down its premises in Desa Melawati, Kuala Lumpur, leaving its ground floor destroyed. The church has moved since to a new building in Batu Caves.
An increasing number of Mahathir’s long-time allies, including former New Straits Times Editor-in-Chief umno-tikam-belakangA. Kadir Jasin and Zainuddin Maidin, the former Information Minister, have called for the Prime Minister to take the 88-year-old Mahathir back into government as a “minister mentor” akin to what Lee Kuan Yew did in Singapore from 2004 to 2011 before ostensibly retiring from politics. Former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, another Mahathir ally, has also made public statements disparaging Najib’s premiership.
Mukhriz on Sunday gave an interview to the Malay-language newspaper Berita Harian, saying that “Defeat [in the next general election] is a real possibility if Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak continues with his present policy of correct but unpopular decisions, especially on issues concerning the rising cost of living.”
Mukhriz was subsequently slapped down publicly by Tengku Adnan Tenku Mansor, the UMNO Secretary General, and told to use party channels to express his concerns. Some sources in Kuala Lumpur say the move to return Mahathir to government is unlikely to succeed.
One UMNO source aligned with the Mahathir wing of the party, said the real game is getting Najib to move along.“The ball is in Najib’s court,” he said. “If he prefers war, he will get it.”
Zahid Hamidi has been regarded as something of a loose cannon. Once a close Anwar ally,Zahid HamidiX Zahid was arrested and held in prison along with Anwar in 1998. However, he later returned to UMNO saying Anwar had impelled him to raise allegations of cronyism and nepotism in the party.
Since becoming Home Affairs Minister, he has issued a number of incendiary statements against opponents who were unhappy with the political system after the Barisan lost the popular vote but held onto its majority in Parliament. He has threatened to crack down on opposition leaders, dissent and crime.

During a speech in Malacca, he was recorded as saying police should “shoot to kill” gangsters in a campaign to cut down violent crime. He has also become a lightning rod for making racially inflammatory remarks that have alienated the Chinese and Indian minority.
Dr. Mahathir has yet to deal with the ghosts of his past deeds. Here noDinobeano one can help him but he himself. This is indeed tragic for a once formidable leader of our country who is advancing in years (born in 1925). He just cannot let go and now he has taken upon himself the task of interpreting history. It is not Malay or Chinese Dilemma. It is Dr Mahathir’s. He is unwilling to come to terms with himself.
Let us admit this. The Chinese community contributed enormously to the growth and the development of our country over centuries. In stead of giving them due credit for their hard work and sacrifices, UMNO has used them as punching bag for its failure to uplift the living and educational standards of the Malays.
The Chinese know what they want and are willing to put up with obstacles and hindrances in their way to get ahead. Their work ethic is the envy of all Malaysians. They are investing heavily in the education of their young. They continue to modernise their companies for opportunities abroad, since they cannot get contracts in our country on their own merit, and must, therefore, be sub-contractors to favoured UMNO businessmen. At home, they expect a government which is transparent and accountable, not a corrupt one. In the last election, they voted against UMNO-led Barisan Nasional for this reason.
Are the Chinese after political power? I have Chinese friends–and Indian friends too– with whom I discuss issues ( corruption, abuse of power, discrimination, good governance, race relations, and so on) and from them I get the sense that they are quite happy to have a Malay Prime Minister and a Malay dominated government. That is a given. They respect our King and his brother rulers. But at issue to them (and me too) is what kind of Malay leadership we should have for Malaysia.
The Chinese want enlightened and progressive Malay leaders who will not use race and religion for their political ends. They feel that Chinese bashing after GE-13 should stop. They want to be respected as Malaysians with rights guaranteed by the constitution, not as pendatangs, to have some say in the affairs of state in so far as policies affect their interests, and they want to contribute to the future development of Malaysia.
I am sure that, like me, they are disappointed with a former Prime Minister who has abandoned his Bangsa Malaysia vision in order to further his interest in seeing a Malay Malaysia. I will have none of this. Just give me a Malaysia for all citizens, irrespective of race, creed, colour and religion so that together we can face the challenges of a 21st century world, united and focused in the pursuit of excellence. –Din Merican

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