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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

P PAUH & ROMPIN: Najib's last chance to reverse the tide against Dr M

P PAUH & ROMPIN: Najib's last chance to reverse the tide against Dr M
We have a fair share of oddities in Malaysian politics: veteran leaders of the ruling party hammering the sitting president, and opposition leaders trying to split up the opposition camp. It appears that many are keen to target their own people than outsiders.
Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is doing what opposition leaders should be doing, while PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang is taking steps to systematically destroy the opposition pact. With both these two Malay parties all having their own problems, how are they going to lead the Malay people forward?
While targeting his wrath at Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Mahathir said he was acting solo. But, for a strong leader who was in power for 22 whole years and still commanding significant influences within his party, Mahathir is most definitely not alone.
Pakatan is powerless in confining Umno given its own problems, and as such Pakatan supporters were joyful when Mahathir hit out hard at Najib. DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang even said he was willing to work with Mahathir.
PM Najib
Indeed Mahathir has voiced out the feelings of many Pakatan supporters. For instance, he is concerned Malaysia will be reduced to a "police state" given the fact that the police have recently cited the Sedition Act to detain dissidents. He is also against the detention of The Edge and The Malaysian Insider journalists under the Sedition Act. Many seem to have forgotten that when he was in power, Mahathir had empowered the police to tackle opposition leaders.
After Siti Norhaliza and Rozita Che Wan voiced their support for Mahathir, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin also said: “Let me assure you, that you are not alone in telling the truth.”
Standing alongside Mahathir during such a sensitive time will no doubt raise some questions over what Muhyiddin is thinking of right now. Is he trying to test the reactions of the grassroots, or is he already leaning towards Mahathir?
We all know that Muhyiddin was absent from the Umno president's recent meeting with divisional leaders, and if his relationship with Najib is beginning to sour, that will signal the start of the party's disintegration.
It is apparent that Mahathir is much feared among Umno leaders. While mainstream Malay and English media only gently criticised Mahathir for his impractical “Crooked Bridge” idea, there have been personal attacks on his administrative ability. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar has also said there are no seditious elements in Mahathir's writings.
Umno's Bukit Lada state assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Lebai Sudin has openly hit out at Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, calling him to resign for not supporting Najib. That said, Kedah Umno has expressed its support for Mukhriz's leadership, showing that Mahathir has still remarkable influences in the state.
Let's put aside the question whether Mahathir could eventually unseat Najib, his powerful backlash has already done significant damage to the party, especially the image of Najib.
To effectively silence Mahathir, Najib must make sure Umno scores convincing results both in Permatang Pauh and Rompin, especially among Malay voters.
Permatang Pauh is the home base of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and as such, Umno has very slim chances of capturing the seat. But, Rompin is a solid BN fortress and the party must win it big there although Mahathir and the GST factor could make even that a very tough bet.
If Najib were to step down, his successor will have to kowtow to Mahathir and if Najib were to continue serving as the PM, it is very likely that the will carry on with the current conservative direction.
If I were the PAS president, I would rather choose to stay put and watch instead of working so hard to push the hudud. If a crack appears within Umno, PAS is poised to rake in the benefit. Unfortunately Hadi lacks this foresight.
The continued progress of this country depends very much on the inclination of the two major Malay political parties. In the face of the two-party system, unfortunately one has opted to embrace conservatism while the other simply flees from it.
If positive competition could be established between the two parties, the country will see good chances of a transformation. What we nevertheless see today is that we have been plunged into the dilemma of extremism and Islamisation trend.
Political leaders should answer to major issues such as the hudud, instead of trying to evade them. Perhaps this is why many have looked to Mahathir to intervene. – mysinchew.com

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