JOCELINE TAN, THE STAR the schoolgirl vs the master the master A KADIR JASIN the subject mahatir the vulture in politics
The former Premier will be a factor in the new administration but those who think that Tun Dr mahathir Mohamad is out to undermine Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak do not understand the dynamics between them.
By JOCELINE TAN, THE STAR
People like Tsu Koon should have self-respect and some decency to reject the cabinet posts? Hey, people have rejected you. Have some shame and some principle. Think of the party. Stop thinking of yourselves. You think you will starve if you don’t get salary and perks as Cabinet Ministers?
If Najib continues to keep these rejects, the rakyat will continue to reject them and them and him too.
Another said, Najib is not bothered about clean government. He talked of integrity, loyalty, etc., but I can’t remember him talking about corruption and clean government. Obviously he can’t. As Dr. M said some unsavoury characters are still in the Cabinet.
What happened to 600-page report against Nor Mohd Yackop? Pak Lah said the report was being investigated. Don’t tell me Najib is not aware. This man has a role in causing the government to lose RM30 billion and through Valuecap another couple of billions, and now Najib wants him to plan our economy? He will take us down the drain. Najib please open your eyes. What is this I hear about the Lamborghini affair?
Yet another said Najib talked of efficiency and “pembaharuan”. Where is the change and the renewal? Najib only recycled. Some believe 50% of Cabinet members were recommended by Tun M and the balance by Rosmah. Bad talk but people believe. Good luck to Najib.
Another asked why so many senators? Is it because elected MPs are useless? If they are useless, why were they picked to contest in the elections in the first place? Maybe Najib did not have the power then to stop them.
Yet another commented you dropped an elected MP as Minister for Federal Territory and replaced him with a Senator who is an Umno division head. In the last election his division failed to defend the BN seat. Then you have a rejected candidate and a division head who can’t help to win the seat for BN as minister. So from same division (Lembah Pantai) we have two Ministers.
Another commented if Tsu Koon can be made a Senator, why not Samy Vellu? He is the head of MIC and he too lost the election. He was a long time Minister of Works and will know why the Indians support the Oppositions.
Another said if Shahrizat, who won the Wanita Chief, can be made Senator and a Minister, why leave out Khairy, the Youth Chief? Is wanita now more important than Pemuda? We are all confused.
One more, Mukhriz said if he won Umno Youth post, he won’t accept Cabinet post. It is ok to accept a deputy minister post after losing the contest? Why Najib included him? To please Tun M or Dr. M wants him to look after Aps at the Trade Ministry?
Gerakan after poor showing in the election, got back to Cabinet. MCA got one extra seat. Najib is sending the signals that it does not matter whether you win or lose. There will always be Cabinet seats waiting.
Muhyiddin is only good to be Minister of Education? Cousin (Hishammuddin) must take care of the more sensitive home affairs. People wonder. Rakyat wonder Najib keeps the Ministry of Finance after the alleged scandals in Mindef. Why allow people to speculate? And why are the Ministries concerned with of Education are all in the hands of Johorians. Johore monopolises education.
Najib where is the change? Change, change, change. Otherwise, rakyat will do the changing.
Najib now asked Khazanah to handle KPI. Being very efficient, Khazanah needs 6 months. Ministers can sleep in the 6 months. Tsu Koon has no idea about KPI. Najib gets Khazanah’s help. Tsu Koon gets gaji buta.
Dato’ you still want to wait 6 months? So no KPI. What do you want to comment on?
Muhyiddin gave government two years to change and deliver. Six months are wasted for KPI. Then 6 months for Ministers to deliver, leaving one. So Dato’ you think this government is serious?
If Najib can and reduce by a few more Ministers, it will give good impression he loves smaller government. Surely he could have merged a few Ministries and reduce size of government.
Do you need Minister for Parliament, Religious affairs and Federal Territory? Can’t he do away with MOF2 and Minister in charge of EPU?
People want to see a leader with clear thinking who thinks logically. They want a leader with clear vision. They want clean, efficient and honest government that delivers its promises.
These are among the many the feedbacks from those who dare to comment, either via this blog or in my kopitiam conversations with them.the 50million ringgit man the turbor charged c4 zambry tells pakatan to behave at may 7 assembly sitting i am above the law!the power grab of the past decade urgently needs to be reversed this rampant executive must be brought under control
I will reserve mine. I will still wait for six months to give the verdict. I hope by then, we see good performance from Mohd Najib and his ministers.
In the meantime, I will comment, whenever possible, on the various actions he takes in line with his One Malaysia vision and his people first, performance now slogan.
The former Premier will be a factor in the new administration but those who think that Tun Dr mahathir Mohamad is out to undermine Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak do not understand the dynamics between them.
TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad is back in the loop.what is all worth for you?mahatir you the culprit,he hallowed halls of the judiciary were stained 20 years ago,
The invitations are flowing in again, his remarks are widely reported and a staggering 18 million visitors have been to his blog which he started only last May.the image of umno has sufferedas voters rebuked the government for its failure to deliver on promises to tackle civil service corruption and boost the economy. now he is back to put the final nail/He caused a stir when he insisted that Umno should contest the Penanti by-election.whydeputy prime minister tan sri muhyiddin yassin said“we have never feared anyone.not even(to allah)
On Thursday, his view that a couple of politicians were not fit to be in the Cabinet was the talk of the town.
His remark about “friends of the foreign media” was another ouch! moment for those implicated. Those who had bitten the chilli felt the heat and complained that Dr Mahathir was at it again.na’jib’sss..hitman had bought over malaysiakini and the malaysian insider najib heralds the coming of a new dark ageis widely expected to cement his hold on power with more of the media shutdowns, national-security detentions withou trial t and fabricated charges against rivals that have already marked his ascent.Actually, he is not at it again because he had never stopped. But for quite a while, what he said did not make it into the mainstream media, so it seemed as though he had been quiet.varun and the ghost of sanjay gandhi vs najib and the ghost altantuya the ghosts of a powerful past return an extremely powerful politician an extremely powerful politician both the man in great hurry. made mistake in a different way
Talking, as he had once said tongue-in-cheek, is his stock in trade.
Rosy ties: Najib and Tun Mahathir waving to photographers in Putrajaya recently. The Prime Minister sees Dr Mahathir as an asset as his experience and world view is something money cannot buy“the biggest mistake we ever did was to free anwar now is difficult for new president rob the people’s money to feed us a foreign defense attaché privately at the time, “i hope to god malaysia never gets into a war. they couldn’t get out of their own footprints. corrupt payments can generate a demand for weaponry where none should exist, potentially diverting resources from social needs, including health and development.”The adulation that greeted his surprise appearance at Umno general assembly marked his return to the political mainstream. He was still a non-Umno member at that point yet he was feted like a returning hero.“To me, he is one in a trillion. Now the party is complete,” said Tanjong Malay Association president Fadzil Shuib who had asked Dr Mahathir to speak at his AGM when people were still shying away.m. bakri musa, m.d.says najib should instead invite (beg if necessary) tengku razaleigh to be his deputy,should keep muhyuddin out of government
There is a huge crowd out there who loves him and there are also those who love to hate him.All this has led to talk of the return of Mahathirism which, for some, harks back to a more controlled style of politics and administration, or what political scientists know as guided democracy.abdullah warned that if the party returned to the old path, it would lead to regression and decay.chedet, the pot is calling the the kettle black he who dig the pit will fall into it one day today is that day
Dr Mahathir’s 22 years in power gave rise to a definite political culture and mode of governance. Some hanker for it, others are glad to have moved on.mahathir was prime minister of this southeast asian country for 22 years until 2003 prosecutor, judge and executioner, mahathir said.“legally he has cleared his name (over altantuya). but whether people will perceive that he has cleared his name or not is something he cannot decide
But said Mahathir admirer Zakhir Mohamed: “People who treat Mahathirism as some sort of bogey are talking rubbish.dr mahathir says that abdullah badawi will replay the detention and brutal treatment of anwar ibrahim 20 september 1998 with fabricated charges,now najib will face real charges the truth that refuses to surface,now ”abuse of power like text message correspondence is between najib tun abdul razak, and shafee abdullah“tentative” charge and that “all is not lost” can cost his ‘prime minister job come 30th may To me, Mahathirism SO THEY BURNED ALI RUSTAM SO THAT NAJIB CAN BE SAVED was about policies like Look East, Vision 2020, privatisation and Malaysia Inc. It was about big ideas and projects, bold decision-making, and the public and private sectors working to achieve economic growth.”
It is quite ridiculous to think that Najib would even think of trying to replicate Dr Mahathir’s political style.latest edition tear gas, water cannon fired at anwar, najib start to show the mahathir in him the barisan national &umno likes to portray itself as an island of democracy in a sea of authoritarianism. umno has never in its entire history done anything to promote democracy on the malay at large and a great deal to undermine it” the editor note
Najib has been in politics 33 years and his first month in office has shown that he does not wish to repeat the mistakes of his predecessors nor will he ignore the good that has come out of their administration.
Dr Mahathir has said that he would not mind dispensing advice if invited. He knows that unsolicited advice can be taken as well as disregarded.
But the aura of the man is such that even if he is merely expressing his personal views in his blog, it is seen as no less than advice.
But he does not envisage a formal role and has said he is not interested in becoming Senior Minister or Minister Mentor as in the case of Singapore. He is shrewd enough to know that Malaysian politics is much more real and fluid than in Singapore and that it would not be accepted here.
There is a certain dynamics between the two men. They are not exactly friends, their age gap is too wide for that. Nor do they fall neatly into the mentor and mentee category.
However, there is genuine mutual regard and feeling for each other, maybe more so on the part of the younger man given that he is just starting out in a post that the elder man had been so unparalleled at.
Dr Mahathir had flown back from London so that he would be there to see Najib take his oath of office before the Agong. He sat stoney-faced through the formal ceremony but once the formalities were over, he beamed like a proud father. Some joked it was only then that the ever sceptical Dr Mahathir was convinced the power transition had happened.father’s racial policy mahatir help to grab power from tar,now najib mahatirism ultra racialist he had failed to make him prime minister his bigest mistake is handling ali rustam. once his blue eyedboy
Dr Mahathir’s sense of pride at Najib’s elevation was best demonstrated the next day when the former Premier, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali and their three sons and spouses arrived at the Prime Minister’s residence for brunch.
That was Significant Gesture No. 1 – Dr Mahathir was calling on the new Prime Minister. It was his way of saying that Najib had his blessing. Najib was waiting on the porch to greet Dr Mahathir. They shook hands, then Najib, taller by half a head, bent down to kiss Dr Mahathir on the cheek.
Then, to everyone’s amazement, Dr Mahathir held Najib’s head with one hand and kissed him back on the cheek.
These were not air kisses but lip-to-cheek contact. That was Significant Gesture No. 2 because as everyone knows, Dr Mahathir is not touchy-feely when it comes to non-family members. When he was Premier, he was notorious for pulling back his hand when politicians tried to kiss it.
The two families had a leisurely brunch, then Najib showed Dr Mahathir around the grounds. The highlight of the get-together was, of course, Dr Mahathir rejoining Umno. That he chose to hand in his application form the day after Najib became Prime Minister was Significant Gesture No. 3.
It was also a form of closure for Dr Mahathir after battling Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the key personalities around him the last four years.
There was also a poignancy to the moment. Dr Mahathir had left Umno twice. The first time he was expelled and, the second, in protest against Abdullah. Back then, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein had brought him back to Umno and now it was Razak’s son. These are bonds which cannot be underestimated.
Najib, said a political insider, is aware that Dr Mahathir supports him but, like a father figure, will not always praise him. Credit will come when it is due.
“I don’t think Tun expects Datuk Seri Najib to follow everything he says. He would want Najib to be his own man,” said the insider.
He did not hesitate to defend Najib recently when he slammed what he perceived as an orchestrated demonisation of Najib in the foreign media.
Prior to the Umno leadership transition being brought forward, Dr Mahathir had been frustrated and angry over Najib’s refusal to push Abdullah off the stage and had called him names to that effect.
But Najib did not lash back unlike some Umno politicians who were jumping on the bandwagon to criticise the elder man.
“He sees Dr Mahathir as an asset. His experience and world view is something money cannot buy and the PM would want to tap into that when needed. Even if there is disagreement, I can see the PM disagreeing without being rude or making Tun Mahathir feel hurt or sidelined,” said the political insider.
Najib’s deft touch in navigating the touchy ties between the two Tuns was evident in his winding-up speech at the Umno general assembly.
He paid a heartfelt tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister as the former Premier watched on from the gallery seat above. Then glancing up at Dr Mahathir, he said he was confident that Dr Mahathir in his heart of hearts had never really left Umno.
He said he aspired to stand alongside the two statesman but admitted with a smile that any meeting of hearts between the two men would take a while.
“I don’t see Datuk Seri Najib walking in anyone’s shadow. Tun Mahathir will give his views but the PM will not swallow everything and he will not be kurang ajar because he has too much respect for Tun,” said Juhaidi Yean Abdullah, a former ministerial aide and now a full-time restaurateur.
Dr Mahathir will remain a big factor to the new administration not because of the shadow of Mahathirism but simply because when he speaks, people listen. He is still a powerful voice.
The former Premier’s problems with Dr Mahathir had partly to do with the people surrounding him. Najib’s boon is that a large number of the people and staff around him are partial to Dr Mahathir.the perceived biasness of the recent police actions in favour of umno will only lead to more discontent and disgust among a large portion of the people, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. think of it… always.”desperate times and desperate measuresvice cannot take the place of virtue whatever may be the ends.”This buffer group will help ensure that relations with the country’s No. 1 political icon stay as smooth as possible.But the bottom line is that Najib is a polished politician and that will dictate his relationships with party elders like Dr Mahathir.That was all fated to change with my arrest under the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) of Malaysia, which allows for indefinite detention without
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