CONFIDENT......Dr Mahathir is assured in Najib as great as believes if Umno "behaves" a two-thirds can be regained.
By : FIRDAUS AZIL
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad pronounced which Umno as great as Barisan Nasional (BN) will have a two-thirds infancy if a grassroots leaders behave great as great as refrain from sabotaging a celebration should their choices of possibilities not be selected by a party's choosing committee.
In an talk with The Mole, Utusan Malaysia as great as The Star, a statesman spoken which he is assured in a caring of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, whom he described as "a lot better" than his predecessor Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Dr Mahathir, who was in a energy for twenty-two years, additionally pointed out which it is consequential for BN to win a choosing handsomely to safeguard a brighter future for a country.
While he was pessismistic about Umno as great as BN's future a year ago, right away he has some-more certainty in a leadership, as great as urged people to weigh all a efforts finished by a ruling supervision as great as not to put a nation into a unsure condition by choosing by casting votes Pakatan Rakyat (PR).
Below is a full talk in as great as upon a arriving Umno General Assembly 2012:
Q: A year ago, when we spoke to a media, it seemed similar to we were still unequivocally endangered as great as pessimist! ic about Umno. But now, a couple of months prior to a General Election (GE), what is your stream assessment?
Dr M: we consider it is many improved than it was final year. we consider they have been solemnly getting around to understanding that, if they do not behave themselves, afterwards Umno as great as BN competence lose. In this case everybody is starting to lose.
Q: Do we consider BN competence be able to win behind states which it mislaid in 2008?
Dr M: we consider there is a probability in 3 states Penang, Kedah as great as Selangor. we consider there's even possibility in Penang. Even in Kelantan. But it all depends upon Umno itself. In Kelantan especially, given in which state, Umno leaders have been fond of undermining whoever becomes a candidate. That is roughly a informative thing (in Kelantan) some-more in other states. That's a single of a factors which can move down Umno.
Q: What about Nik Aziz's age as great as a fact which he has been around for twenty-two years?
Dr M: You find which prior to no a single dared to criticize Nik Aziz, even among Umno members. There was an rejection to criticize him.Today we find among Pas members there is utterly a series who do not consider he is above criticism. His influence is dwindling given he's creation all sorts of pronouncements which have been not in gripping with Islam's teachings.
Q: Speaking of Umno, how do we see a transformation which Umno has made, generally when it comes to a younger generation?
Dr M: It seems similar to Umno still doesn't wish to take necessary movement to proceed them. I've spoken to a youngsters as great as they have been certain about Umno's struggle. Yes, they do criticize Umno when it comes to issues similar to corruption.A! nd I'm n ot denying which their critique is formed upon facts, though someway they have been still aware of a importance of Umno.
Q: So they have been not 100 per cent rejecting Umno?
Dr M: They were (actually) insane about a Umno Supreme Council (MT) election. There was corruption during a process as great as it wasn't great handled. Some of a hurtful MT members were allowed to reason positions in a government, as great as a little were not.
Q: How do we see Najib's roleespecially when it comes to choosing candidates.
Dr M: we can see which he is we do flattering well. Unlike his predecessor (former Umno boss as great as Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) who did not work during all as great as hoped which everything was starting to be successful.
Q: Previously, Pemuda Umno's personality Khairy Jamaluddin voiced which he wouldn't be contesting for an additional term as a part of of Parliament, though he plainly wished which he could go for an additional term as a wing's leader.
Dr M: That depends upon a wing whether they still wish him as their personality or not. But everybody should recollect which during a prior GE, he endorsed a couple of people to be a candidate, as great as all of them lost.
Q: How do we see a purpose undertaken by any of Umno's wings such as Pemuda, Puteri as great as Wanita. Have they finished great to refresh a brand of Umno?
Dr M: Pemuda is not so good. Somehow, it seems similar to Pemuda is inactive. During a couple of multiplication meetings which we attended, we could not see a involvement of Pemuda.
Q: How about Wanita?
Dr M: Wanita is seemed similar to some-more! active as great as enthusiastic. That goes with Puteri too.
Q: Do we consider which it is okay for Wanita's arch (Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil) to competition for a subsequent GE?
Dr M: Everyone should weigh himself or herself. If they consider they won't move any great for a celebration anymore, they should step down immediately. Otherwise, they will be easy targets for a opponents as great as their struggles would be futile.
Q: Do we have any recommendation for Nik Abdul Aziz (spiritual personality of Pas as great as Mentri Besar for Kelantan)?
Dr M: Well, he promised which when we stepped down (from a chair of Prime Minister), he would do a same. One thing about these people is, they never keep their word. He is supposed to be a religious man.
Q: Recently, during Muktamar Pas, there was a doa for a destruction of Umno. Were we repelled by it?
Dr M: we was repelled though we additionally design this kind of thing. They have been not an Islamic party. They have been only a domestic celebration creation make use of of Islam.
Q: Looking behind during a antithesis states, we mentioned which chances of descending (back to BN) have been there. But have been we serious about Penang? Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is considered a 'Tokong'.
Dr M: There have been people who have been not happy with him. A close attribute between a state as great as sovereign governments is important. Of course if PR wins (the General Election), it would be great to have him as a CM. But if a central government, which is some-more expected Barisan Nasional, which bad attribute is not great for a country.
Q: Do we consider which BN will get a two-thirds infancy th! is time?
Dr M: we goal so, though it is not easy to envision this time. Number five (the fifth Prime Minister) spoiled a lot of things. He destroyed a components in BN, including a administration. Today, members of a administration department department have been not unequivocally understanding towards a supervision given of him. During my time, their await was strong.
Q: With a back-to-back attacks from outsiders upon Umno, do we consider a celebration can reason upon for many longer?
Dr M: we consider a some-more they conflict Umno, a some-more they will move benefits to a party. For example, these outsiders were ancillary a opponent parties as great as media, which means those domestic parties as great as a media have become a outsiders' domestic tools. Do Malaysians similar to to await a domestic celebration which is being upheld by foreigners? we consider Malaysians have been smarter. There's no approach for them to let a nation to be controlled by foreigners.
Q: During your era, these attacks were easily rebutted. But today, it seems similar to a supervision prefers to be silent.
Dr M: we similar to to talk a lot though maybe they do not.It's similar to they cite to practice elegant silence. Actually they don't know how to understanding with it.
Q: The stream situation shows which Najib has managed to convince a people to swing their votes behind to BN, though someway his efforts have been being jeopardised by a little of a grassroots leaders, to a indicate which people have been demure to show their await to BN. Any comment upon that?
Dr M: This is what we have been perplexing to do which is to remind leaders of Umno branches as great as divisions. The complaint is, these leaders have been some-more peac! eful to take caring of their positions rsther than than to onslaught unequivocally for a people. They do not concede other some-more competent people to stick upon Umno. These deserted people became frustrated as great as they decided to stick upon Pas for example. Years ago, there were not any lawyers, engineers or doctors in Pas. But they have no preference given their wish to stick upon Umno is being blockaded by these leaders. Najib is we do okay, though what about others?
Q: You mean a enlightenment of grassroots leaders in Umno.
Dr M: It is still happening. But given Umno's constitution has been amended, it is easier for this organisation of professionals to stick upon Umno.
Q: Do we consider which it is necessary for Umno's constitution to be nice to extent a term of President?
Dr M: That a single we have to do additional research on. If it had been finished during my time, we theory we wouldn't have been Prime Minister for twenty-two years.
Q: This arriving General Election will be a mom of all battles, as great as we as a former general for Barisan Nasional, what is your comment of a willingness of Umno?
Dr M: While we have been seeing how active Najib is, we will additionally be able to see which a branches as great as groups have not changed yet. They have been still watchful upon who will be a candidates. This behavior competence move BN down. They should do what they were tasked to do though favoring candidate-wannabes. If their preference of claimant is rejected, afterwards they would rsther than let a celebration lose. But they should recollect if their preference of claimant wins, though a celebration loses, it won't move anything great for a country. The losing celebration won't be a government. This is a elementary thing which we need to remind th! ese lead ers of.
Q: What is a stress of a arriving Umno General Assembly for a Malays?
Dr M: we goal they can realize which Malays used to be a majority, in this country, though have been not anymore. Malays have been widely separated into 3 (Umno, Pas, PKR). There have been possibilities which Malays could be a minority in a less-powerful party, so it would be a loss. It's not which I'm observant which other races should not be given attention, though Malays should remember, if we wish to urge your race, patently a Malays have to do it. It would be illogical if we have to rely upon Chinese or Indians to take caring of a welfare. That's given it is unequivocally critical for Malays to win a General Election.
Q: Talking about a candidates, it is a unequivocally sensitive issue. If their elite possibilities aren't chosen, they will boycott. The trend even exists in MIC as great as MCA. What is your idea upon this?
Dr M: The celebration is similar to a tellurian being. Once a tellurian gets older, he will probably get cancer, as great as if he does not provide it well, a cancer will spread to a whole body as great as he will die faster. The celebration is only similar to a human.
Q: As a veteran politician, what is your recommendation to a Malays out there? Because it seems similar to there is a movement which is observant which they wish to make a change, though it is patently seen this organisation is peaceful enough to risk religion as great as race.
Dr M: The Malays should recollect which a little buliding have been manipulating a little issues for a sake of their own goodness. If a Malays assimilate this, they will survive. For example, a little people have been observant which BN has been in energy for roughly 55 years as great as a other parties should be given ! a chance . If they have been a government, we am flattering certain they won't concede such a thing to happen. This emanate is only to lift support, not given they unequivocally wish to see change.
Q: Najib wasn't your preference to replace we as a subsequent Prime Minister. Now he has been in a taboo chair for 3 years. Would we give us an honest comment about him, a tour he has travelled?
Dr M: Certainly he has finished improved than a prior one. He's positively finished improved as great as deserves to be supported. If we do not await him, afterwards we have been ancillary Anwar. That is something which we should not do. However, there have been a little things which could be improved. We'll do all which after a election. Now it is critical to win.
Q: Does he have your support? Because upon a Internet, there have been allegations which we cite Muhyiddin Yassin over Najib.
Dr M: That's their propaganda. Have they ever heard me compelling Muhyiddin? During Pak Lah's time, yes, we promoted Muhyiddin. But Muhyiddin told me he supports Najib as great as won't competition against Najib. And right away Najib is in place. we await Najib. we have spoken to Umno all over a country. All of them came to see me. Divisions as great as branches which met me, we pronounced we have to await Najib. we never once pronounced which they should await Muhyiddin. This is something which I'm not starting to decide, though during a moment, a many critical thing is to await Najib to win a election, given if we come out as great as await somebody else we will remove a election.
Q: So a claim which Najib doesn't have your await is not true?
Dr M: The antithesis made which lie. You have to recollect which everything comes out from them is not true. It was only their strategy to weaken Umno.
Q: What about a 3 Prime Ministers-to-be from Pakatan Rakyat? Abdul Hadi, Anwar Ibrahim as great as Karpal Singh?
Dr M: (Laughing) we consider out of a three, Karpal is a many qualified, he's been there longest. If he puts upon his turban, he can contest with Nik Aziz, he's a unequivocally great lawyer. Karpal is a many qualified. But, we consider already they have been fighting over it. This is called counting your eggs prior to they have been hatched. Some of a eggs will be telur busuk (rotten eggs). I'm utterly certain which there will be a quarrel if they win.
Q: What is a necessary thing which Umno must do to safeguard a two-thirds majority?
Dr M: Generally speaking, there have been a lot of things which could be done. During my time, we did a lot of things during a eleventh hour to safeguard victory. Therefore, we believe there is still room for them to do something.
Q: Among all a states, which a single do we consider is a safest?
Dr M: Johor is a safest, though a series of BN seats won't be as high as in a prior election. For Sabah, we still consider a state is safe, even though there have been a little issues which BN needs to understanding with. And we consider BN still can retain Negeri Sembilan.
Q: What about your home state of Kedah?
Dr M: If Umno behaves, we can win. The only reason we'll remove is due to a infighting within Umno.
Q: Some pronounced it is a cumulative feat for BN Kedah if they put your son Datuk Mukhriz as a potential claimant for Mentri Besar.
Dr M: It all depends upon leaders of Umno branches as great as divisions. It's not similar to they can safeguard a victory, though! they co uld safeguard a loss if they do not quarrel well.
Q: Do we get upset when people still call we a 'devil'?
Dr M: I've been called names similar to Firaun, Syaitan, as great as many more. But it doesn't hold me during all. It is some-more critical to see how a rakyat see me. we trust them as great as we consider they know what a law is.
Q: Some people pronounced which they have been peaceful to give Mukhriz a possibility given they see your figure behind him. Do we consider which a 'Tun Mahathir factor' will move a little outcome in this arriving election?
Dr M: Choose him if we consider he is a great candidate, not given of me. There is not even once which we told him what to do or what not to do. During my time, we taboo him from joining politics. But given we have stepped down, he can do whatever he wishes.
Q: Will we be around to debate for Umno?
Dr M: we would similar to to, we gave a oath prior to we stepped down which we would continue to await Umno as great as campaign. Unfortunately a little buliding feel this is bad for a leadership. So we wasn't allowed to campaign. It is all right. we offer my services to a leaders if they wish it.
Q: That was in 2008?
Dr M: Yes.
Q: This time around, will you?
Dr M: we will if Najib doesn't object. we will go as great as campaign. This is a payback period, given celebration enabled me to win as great as become PM. Now it is time to pay them behind for what they did for me.
Q: Will we be focusing upon a little states for a campaigning process?
Dr M: we would adore to ! go to ea ch state. But we do not know if we have a time to do it.
Q: Opposition-led states (Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, Selangor) perhaps?
Dr M: If we consider it is necessary for me to do so, afterwards we will go.
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