Final Appeal To Dr Mahathir
Final Appeal To Dr Mahathir - To Withdraw Candidacy As Umno Delegate
With one more day to go before the Kubang Pasu Umno Division delegates meeting, its head Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum has made a final appeal to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to withdraw his candidacy as a delegate to the Umno General Assembly in November.
Johari said he had sent a letter to the former party president and former prime minister urging him not to take part in the contest on Saturday for it would not appropriate for him as a statesman.
"This is a final appeal before the divisional delegates meeting on Saturday. I humbly make this appeal to Tun," he said while keeping his emotion in check at a press conference that was attended by most of the division's committee members.
Although the former prime minister was not barred from contesting, he said the division hoped that he would withdraw to safeguard his image.
Mohd Johari said he had high regard for Dr Mahathir who had headed the division for 30 years.
"We have not asked anything from Tun. We just want to appeal to Tun," he said.
When asked what if Dr Mahathir ignored the appeal, Mohd Johari said: "It's his right. If he wants to contest, we will not stop him. But I'll be sad," he said.
Mohd Johari, who is also Deputy Internal Security Minister, said Dr Mahathir, who has received 15 nominations, was among 17 candidates vying to be seven elected delegates to the Umno general assembly.
Dr M's ex-Pol Sec denies bid to prevent him being delegate
Umno Kubang Pasu division chief Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum denied that he had been instructed to ensure Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not succeed in becoming a delegate of the division to the party's general assembly in November.
"I have not instructed any member not to vote for him (Dr Mahathir). It is up to them," he told reporters in the Parliament lobby.
He was responding to a statement by the former Prime Minister who claimed Mohd Johari was leading the effort to prevent him from becoming a delegate.
Johari, who is the Deputy Minister of Internal Security, said Dr Mahathir could have made the claim out of anger after he received so few nominations to stand as a delegate.
"He only received 16 nominations from the 143 branches," he said. The division will elect seven delegates out of the 16 candidates at its meeting this Saturday while six office-bearers qualified as delegates automatically. Johari also denied Dr Mahathir's allegation that Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad had "camped" in the division to influence the vote.
"Radzi has not come to my division. We also have not invited him or held any function requiring his presence in Kubang Pasu.
"However, he (Radzi) needs to pass through Kubang Pasu to reach his division," he said.
Johari, who was Dr Mahathir's former political secretary, took over as Kubang Pasu head after the former Premier stepped down.
Umno Kubang Pasu division chief Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum denied that he had been instructed to ensure Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not succeed in becoming a delegate of the division to the party's general assembly in November.
"I have not instructed any member not to vote for him (Dr Mahathir). It is up to them," he told reporters in the Parliament lobby.
He was responding to a statement by the former Prime Minister who claimed Mohd Johari was leading the effort to prevent him from becoming a delegate.
Johari, who is the Deputy Minister of Internal Security, said Dr Mahathir could have made the claim out of anger after he received so few nominations to stand as a delegate.
"He only received 16 nominations from the 143 branches," he said. The division will elect seven delegates out of the 16 candidates at its meeting this Saturday while six office-bearers qualified as delegates automatically. Johari also denied Dr Mahathir's allegation that Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad had "camped" in the division to influence the vote.
"Radzi has not come to my division. We also have not invited him or held any function requiring his presence in Kubang Pasu.
"However, he (Radzi) needs to pass through Kubang Pasu to reach his division," he said.
Johari, who was Dr Mahathir's former political secretary, took over as Kubang Pasu head after the former Premier stepped down.
SUPPORTERS of former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad are reported to be on the verge of launching a newspaper.
This tabloid would help to spread his views to the kampungs, reports said yesterday.
The Malaysiakini news website said that the debut issue of Malay-language tabloid Putra Post would be published this week.
There will be an initial print run of 50,000 copies, which are due to hit the newstands ahead of this Saturday's controversial Kubang Pasu Umno division meeting.
Tun Dr Mahathir is hoping that the meeting will elect him as a delegate to attend the Umno annual assembly in November. But he has claimed that the government is going all out to block his election following his criticism of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.
He also claims his attacks on the Abdullah administration are being blacked out by the media.
A source was quoted by Malaysiakini as saying that the tabloid was needed to publicise Tun Dr Mahathir's views, which are now available only on the Internet.
'The Internet does not reach out to those in the kampungs and rural areas. So we hope Putra Post will fix this problem,' the source was reported as saying.
He also said the tabloid will contain detailed information on contentious issues raised by Tun Dr Mahathir.
The former premier's attacks on the Abdullah administration have ranged from accusations of nepotism and corruption to complaints that it is damaging the economy and reversing major decisions made when he was in power
The website said that the paper, which would have a cover price of RM2.50, was funded by several businessmen with close ties to Tun Dr Mahathir.
Who is the Prime Minister?
Lim Kit Siang wrote :
'It would be most hilarious if it had not been so serious a matter.
Just before Parliament ended yesterday, the Barisan Nasional MP for Arau, Datuk Seri Syed Razlan Ibni Syed Putera Jamalullail was lamenting about the low standards of civic sense in the country, even in government departments.
As example, he said the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya had flown the national flag upside down for two months and he had captured it on film.
This caused the interjection by the Barisan Nasional MP from Muar, Razali Ibrahim who referred to a survey which showed there are students who do not know when Merdeka was achieved.
Syed Razlan upped the ante and recounted how in a recent radio programme, a student was asked who is the Prime Minister. The answer – Dr. Mahathir.
This is a sad reflection on the student and the education system. But even more serious, it is also a pathetic reflection on the current Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
When I interrupted to point out that such a sad state of affairs is not surprising when UMNO and UMNO Youth leaders themselves do not respect the Prime Minister and UMNO President, as illustrated by the open protest staged by Balik Pulau UMNO Youth against the Penang Chief Minister, Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon in Abdullah’s presence at the official opening of UMNO Tanjong Division premises the previous day.
I asked Syed Razlan whether he agreed that such a public protest was not only a “slap-in-in-the-face” for Tsu Koon but also for Abdullah. Not surprisingly, the MP for Arau diplomatically declined to give a response.'
Perdana Menteri tidak dihormati anggota kabinet?
Apa reaksi anda apabila diberitahu Menteri Kerja Raya, Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu dan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon bertelagah di depan Perdana Menteri ketika mendengar taklimat pembinaan jambatan kedua Pulau Pinang.
Dan lebih mengejutkan lagi sejurus selepas mendengar ucapan Ketua Umno Bahagian Tanjung, Dato' Ahmad Ibnihajar ketika merasmikan bangunan itu, tiba-tiba Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mengarahkan semua agensi berkaitan penyertaan Bumiputera di Pulau Pinang dirombak.
Namun, lebih menggemparkan lagi apabila kadar saman yang diturunkan oleh polis sehingga 70 peratus tiba-tiba dipertikaikan Menteri Pengangkutan, Dato' Seri Chan Kong Choy.
Tidakkah Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri yang bertanggungjawab ke atas pasukan polis diterajui sendiri Abdullah. Maka bagi pemerhati politik, situasi itulah yang lebih mengejutkan apabila ada menteri lain seperti mencurigai bidang kuasa Perdana Menteri.
Bagi penyelidik bidang politik di Pusat Kajian Strategik Negeri Kelantan, Haji Mohamad Hussin perkembangan yang berlaku mutakhir ini cukup merisaukan kerana kewibawaan Perdana Menteri seolah-olah dipertikaikan.
"Sebelum ini kita jarang sangat mendengar ada pertelingkahan pendapat di depan orang ramai di antara menteri kabinet dan ketua menteri pada majlis yang turut dihadiri Perdana Menteri.
"Ini menggambarkan seperti tidak ada lagi rasa hormat di kalangan menteri kabinet kepada ketua negara yang ada sekarang," katanya di sini.
Pendapat itu turut disokong bekas pendidik, Zamzuri Mat Lazim yang mahu personaliti kepemimpinan negara benar-benar seorang berwibawa, sekiranya kestabilan yang ada sekarang mahu dikekalkan.
Bagaimanapun katanya, perkembangan dalam negara yang berlaku sekarang mengusarkan sekiranya turut diketahui rakyat negara lain kerana sebelum ini mereka cukup menghormati Malaysia.
Malah tidak keterlaluan jika dikatakan sikap suka berdiam diri dan banyak tidak tahu yang dipamerkan Perdana Menteri menyebabkan negara ini tidak lagi dihormati di pentas dunia.
"Sebagai seorang ahli politik saya cukup bimbang dengan perkembangan dalam negara yang berlaku sekarang. Sedangkan sebelum ini ketika negara dipimpin Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia dikenali sebagai jurucakap dunia ketiga dan negara membangun.
"Sekarang apa lagi yang ada hendak dibanggakan. Sebagai pengerusi Pergerakan Negara Berkecuali yang dianggotai 116 negara, Malaysia kurang lagi bergerak aktif tidak sebagaimana ketika baru menerajui jawatan itu pada 2003," katanya yang juga Penyelia Parlimen Kuala Krai.
Begitu juga peranan sebagai pengerusi Negara Persidangan Islam (OIC) sudah tidak mampu memperlihat kewibawaan sebenar kerana lambat bertindak bagi membantu negara anggota yang ditimpa bencana.
Sebaliknya, pihak lain pula lebih awal muncul membantu misalnya ketika peperangan melanda Lubnan baru-baru ini. OIC hanya mengadakan sidang tergempar selepas ramai rakyat Lubnan menjadi mangsa kerangkusan rejim haram Yahudi Israel.
Bagaimanapun ada penganalisis politik dengan sinis menyebut dengan sikap terbuka Perdana Menteri sekarang ia memberi ruang kepada anggota Parlimen BN menghentam pegawai kanan kerajaan dan menteri bertelagah sesama sendiri.
Malaysia Ahmad Badawi Mahathir Penang Koh Tsu Koon Balik Pulau umno
With one more day to go before the Kubang Pasu Umno Division delegates meeting, its head Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum has made a final appeal to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to withdraw his candidacy as a delegate to the Umno General Assembly in November.
Johari said he had sent a letter to the former party president and former prime minister urging him not to take part in the contest on Saturday for it would not appropriate for him as a statesman.
"This is a final appeal before the divisional delegates meeting on Saturday. I humbly make this appeal to Tun," he said while keeping his emotion in check at a press conference that was attended by most of the division's committee members.
Although the former prime minister was not barred from contesting, he said the division hoped that he would withdraw to safeguard his image.
Mohd Johari said he had high regard for Dr Mahathir who had headed the division for 30 years.
"We have not asked anything from Tun. We just want to appeal to Tun," he said.
When asked what if Dr Mahathir ignored the appeal, Mohd Johari said: "It's his right. If he wants to contest, we will not stop him. But I'll be sad," he said.
Mohd Johari, who is also Deputy Internal Security Minister, said Dr Mahathir, who has received 15 nominations, was among 17 candidates vying to be seven elected delegates to the Umno general assembly.
Dr M's ex-Pol Sec denies bid to prevent him being delegate
Umno Kubang Pasu division chief Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum denied that he had been instructed to ensure Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not succeed in becoming a delegate of the division to the party's general assembly in November.
"I have not instructed any member not to vote for him (Dr Mahathir). It is up to them," he told reporters in the Parliament lobby.
He was responding to a statement by the former Prime Minister who claimed Mohd Johari was leading the effort to prevent him from becoming a delegate.
Johari, who is the Deputy Minister of Internal Security, said Dr Mahathir could have made the claim out of anger after he received so few nominations to stand as a delegate.
"He only received 16 nominations from the 143 branches," he said. The division will elect seven delegates out of the 16 candidates at its meeting this Saturday while six office-bearers qualified as delegates automatically. Johari also denied Dr Mahathir's allegation that Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad had "camped" in the division to influence the vote.
"Radzi has not come to my division. We also have not invited him or held any function requiring his presence in Kubang Pasu.
"However, he (Radzi) needs to pass through Kubang Pasu to reach his division," he said.
Johari, who was Dr Mahathir's former political secretary, took over as Kubang Pasu head after the former Premier stepped down.
Umno Kubang Pasu division chief Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum denied that he had been instructed to ensure Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad did not succeed in becoming a delegate of the division to the party's general assembly in November.
"I have not instructed any member not to vote for him (Dr Mahathir). It is up to them," he told reporters in the Parliament lobby.
He was responding to a statement by the former Prime Minister who claimed Mohd Johari was leading the effort to prevent him from becoming a delegate.
Johari, who is the Deputy Minister of Internal Security, said Dr Mahathir could have made the claim out of anger after he received so few nominations to stand as a delegate.
"He only received 16 nominations from the 143 branches," he said. The division will elect seven delegates out of the 16 candidates at its meeting this Saturday while six office-bearers qualified as delegates automatically. Johari also denied Dr Mahathir's allegation that Umno Secretary-General Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad had "camped" in the division to influence the vote.
"Radzi has not come to my division. We also have not invited him or held any function requiring his presence in Kubang Pasu.
"However, he (Radzi) needs to pass through Kubang Pasu to reach his division," he said.
Johari, who was Dr Mahathir's former political secretary, took over as Kubang Pasu head after the former Premier stepped down.
SUPPORTERS of former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad are reported to be on the verge of launching a newspaper.
This tabloid would help to spread his views to the kampungs, reports said yesterday.
The Malaysiakini news website said that the debut issue of Malay-language tabloid Putra Post would be published this week.
There will be an initial print run of 50,000 copies, which are due to hit the newstands ahead of this Saturday's controversial Kubang Pasu Umno division meeting.
Tun Dr Mahathir is hoping that the meeting will elect him as a delegate to attend the Umno annual assembly in November. But he has claimed that the government is going all out to block his election following his criticism of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi.
He also claims his attacks on the Abdullah administration are being blacked out by the media.
A source was quoted by Malaysiakini as saying that the tabloid was needed to publicise Tun Dr Mahathir's views, which are now available only on the Internet.
'The Internet does not reach out to those in the kampungs and rural areas. So we hope Putra Post will fix this problem,' the source was reported as saying.
He also said the tabloid will contain detailed information on contentious issues raised by Tun Dr Mahathir.
The former premier's attacks on the Abdullah administration have ranged from accusations of nepotism and corruption to complaints that it is damaging the economy and reversing major decisions made when he was in power
The website said that the paper, which would have a cover price of RM2.50, was funded by several businessmen with close ties to Tun Dr Mahathir.
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Who is the Prime Minister?
Lim Kit Siang wrote :
'It would be most hilarious if it had not been so serious a matter.
Just before Parliament ended yesterday, the Barisan Nasional MP for Arau, Datuk Seri Syed Razlan Ibni Syed Putera Jamalullail was lamenting about the low standards of civic sense in the country, even in government departments.
As example, he said the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya had flown the national flag upside down for two months and he had captured it on film.
This caused the interjection by the Barisan Nasional MP from Muar, Razali Ibrahim who referred to a survey which showed there are students who do not know when Merdeka was achieved.
Syed Razlan upped the ante and recounted how in a recent radio programme, a student was asked who is the Prime Minister. The answer – Dr. Mahathir.
This is a sad reflection on the student and the education system. But even more serious, it is also a pathetic reflection on the current Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
When I interrupted to point out that such a sad state of affairs is not surprising when UMNO and UMNO Youth leaders themselves do not respect the Prime Minister and UMNO President, as illustrated by the open protest staged by Balik Pulau UMNO Youth against the Penang Chief Minister, Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon in Abdullah’s presence at the official opening of UMNO Tanjong Division premises the previous day.
I asked Syed Razlan whether he agreed that such a public protest was not only a “slap-in-in-the-face” for Tsu Koon but also for Abdullah. Not surprisingly, the MP for Arau diplomatically declined to give a response.'
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Perdana Menteri tidak dihormati anggota kabinet?
Apa reaksi anda apabila diberitahu Menteri Kerja Raya, Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu dan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon bertelagah di depan Perdana Menteri ketika mendengar taklimat pembinaan jambatan kedua Pulau Pinang.
Dan lebih mengejutkan lagi sejurus selepas mendengar ucapan Ketua Umno Bahagian Tanjung, Dato' Ahmad Ibnihajar ketika merasmikan bangunan itu, tiba-tiba Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mengarahkan semua agensi berkaitan penyertaan Bumiputera di Pulau Pinang dirombak.
Namun, lebih menggemparkan lagi apabila kadar saman yang diturunkan oleh polis sehingga 70 peratus tiba-tiba dipertikaikan Menteri Pengangkutan, Dato' Seri Chan Kong Choy.
Tidakkah Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri yang bertanggungjawab ke atas pasukan polis diterajui sendiri Abdullah. Maka bagi pemerhati politik, situasi itulah yang lebih mengejutkan apabila ada menteri lain seperti mencurigai bidang kuasa Perdana Menteri.
Bagi penyelidik bidang politik di Pusat Kajian Strategik Negeri Kelantan, Haji Mohamad Hussin perkembangan yang berlaku mutakhir ini cukup merisaukan kerana kewibawaan Perdana Menteri seolah-olah dipertikaikan.
"Sebelum ini kita jarang sangat mendengar ada pertelingkahan pendapat di depan orang ramai di antara menteri kabinet dan ketua menteri pada majlis yang turut dihadiri Perdana Menteri.
"Ini menggambarkan seperti tidak ada lagi rasa hormat di kalangan menteri kabinet kepada ketua negara yang ada sekarang," katanya di sini.
Pendapat itu turut disokong bekas pendidik, Zamzuri Mat Lazim yang mahu personaliti kepemimpinan negara benar-benar seorang berwibawa, sekiranya kestabilan yang ada sekarang mahu dikekalkan.
Bagaimanapun katanya, perkembangan dalam negara yang berlaku sekarang mengusarkan sekiranya turut diketahui rakyat negara lain kerana sebelum ini mereka cukup menghormati Malaysia.
Malah tidak keterlaluan jika dikatakan sikap suka berdiam diri dan banyak tidak tahu yang dipamerkan Perdana Menteri menyebabkan negara ini tidak lagi dihormati di pentas dunia.
"Sebagai seorang ahli politik saya cukup bimbang dengan perkembangan dalam negara yang berlaku sekarang. Sedangkan sebelum ini ketika negara dipimpin Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia dikenali sebagai jurucakap dunia ketiga dan negara membangun.
"Sekarang apa lagi yang ada hendak dibanggakan. Sebagai pengerusi Pergerakan Negara Berkecuali yang dianggotai 116 negara, Malaysia kurang lagi bergerak aktif tidak sebagaimana ketika baru menerajui jawatan itu pada 2003," katanya yang juga Penyelia Parlimen Kuala Krai.
Begitu juga peranan sebagai pengerusi Negara Persidangan Islam (OIC) sudah tidak mampu memperlihat kewibawaan sebenar kerana lambat bertindak bagi membantu negara anggota yang ditimpa bencana.
Sebaliknya, pihak lain pula lebih awal muncul membantu misalnya ketika peperangan melanda Lubnan baru-baru ini. OIC hanya mengadakan sidang tergempar selepas ramai rakyat Lubnan menjadi mangsa kerangkusan rejim haram Yahudi Israel.
Bagaimanapun ada penganalisis politik dengan sinis menyebut dengan sikap terbuka Perdana Menteri sekarang ia memberi ruang kepada anggota Parlimen BN menghentam pegawai kanan kerajaan dan menteri bertelagah sesama sendiri.
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