Buzz Sociopolitics Malaysia: Hasan Ali and the plot for Malay rule in Selangor

March 2008 Selangor election Pakatan Barisan PKR fifteen PAS 8 DAP thirteen Umno twenty Total 36 20 If a Barisan-PAS alliance Pakatan Barisan PKR fifteen PAS 8 DAP thirteen Umno twenty Total 28 28 If an All-Malay alliance Pakatan Barisan PKR (minus Malays) 7 8 PAS 8 DAP thirteen Umno twenty Total 20 36

On a night of a 2008 elections, even before a formula were announced, Hasan Ali afterwards of Selangor PAS was already in discussions with Umno about jointly receiving energy as well as apropos menteri besar, pronounced Khalid Samad, a MP for Shah Alam, at a ceramah upon Monday night.

Umno knew by 8pm which they had lost energy as well as discussions began with Hasan Ali upon an alliance, Khalid said, according to Anil Netto.

A assembly was arranged for 3 days after between Umno boss Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, suspended Selangor menteri besar Khir Toyo, Pas boss Hadi Awang as well as Hasan, who was being touted by Umno as a next MB if he could get Pas to stick upon forces with Umno.

Khalid pronounced he suspected something was up as well as confronted Hasan angrily. Hasan was taken by surpise as well as gave a vague response. "Even my father never spoke to me similar to that," Hasan said. "Well, this is not your father's party either!" retorted Khalid.

When Pas leaders got breeze of a meeting, it was hastily motionless which secretary-general Mustafa Ali would represent Hadi whilst Khalid as well as emissary boss Nasharuddin Mat Isa would attend with him.

A dejected as well as pale Khir Toyo serves drinks

The tip assembly was held at a bungalow at a back of Parliament.

"Khir Toyo was station around, looking as if he was a waiter, as well as he even poured me drinks," Khalid told a amused villagers. Khir Toyo looked pale as well as was not his usual self. "Makluml! ah, suda h hilang kerajaan negeri Selangor," Khalid recounted.

At a meeting, Umno pointed out which a new Selangor supervision would have only sixteen Malay-Muslims inside of a ranks of 36. Abdullah asked if a Pas members could team up with Umno to form a Malay-Muslim dominated state supervision instead.

Khalid pronounced he countered: "(If we have been so concerned), because don't we give us 5 of your Umno assembly members instead of 8 of us channel to your side?" That effectively ended a meeting.

Khalid would observe later: "What was upon a cards amounted to a profanation of a rakyat's wishes, which was for Umno/BN to be suspended from Selangor."

Read a full story at Anil's blog: The tip assembly upon 11 Mar 2008

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