Najib: Dr M still watches over me
PPP boss Datuk Seri M Kayveas, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak as well as Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad during the party's AGM today. Picture by Choo Choy May
KUALA LUMPUR, December 2 Datuk Seri Najib Razak appeared currently to confess that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad still wields the clever change over the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration, indicating out that the country's longest portion budding apportion is "watching over him".
While rising the People's Progressive Party (PPP) annual ubiquitous meeting (AGM) here, Najib congratulated Dr Mahathir for Vision 2020, the plans for Malaysia to strech the status of the grown republic that was launched by the latter in 1991.
"He got the easy task, (but) you got the difficult task," the Najib joked.
"He announced ... done the vision, (but) you had to fill up his vision. Because he's still examination over me."
Dr Mahathir was also mentioned by PPP boss Datuk Seri M Kayveas in his opening address, who thanked the former budding apportion for his grant to the nation.
Kayveas described Dr Mahathir as the "priceless pearl" as well as the architect of modern Malaysia, whom he credited for PPP's rise to relevance.
"It is not wrong for me to say PPP was given recognition as well as solid await during Tun's time until it became the fast celebration (up) from the dim ages," Kayveas told the gymnasium filled with around 4,000 PPP members here.
Buoyed by praise from Najib as well as Kayveas, Dr Mahathir emerged from the event currently braggadocio that BN would snap up the two-thirds parliamentary infancy it is gunning to win in the next polls.
"I consider currently you could see PPP for example ... the suggestion is very good," Dr Mahathir told reporters upon the sidelines of the PPP public today.
"Yo u can see it, you can feel it. I'm certain we'll do much improved than the last (election), as well as you might even get the two-thirds majority." The maestro statesman has remained in the open eye given his exit from the forefront of Umno politics in Oct 2003, though has been some-more prominent in the spotlight of late, clearly in his try to seaside up await for BN forward of the polls.
But the outspoken Dr Mahathir has done it known that he was campaigning to keep Umno as well as BN alive, even though it meant trumpeting policies by Najib that he has oftentimes certified he disagreed with.
Opposition leaders have been criticising Umno as well as Najib for fearing Dr Mahathir's change as well as therefore, refusing to shut him up, as well as have warned that the former budding minister's infrequently in advance remarks might frighten off Najib's center ground support.
Critics also have forked to Dr Mahathir's strong publicity for Malay worried organisation Perkasa, oftentimes described as an opening for Umno conservatives to pour pro-Malay as well as pro-Islam extremism, that has been tempered in the party, as Najib tries to garner centrist votes.
Dr Mahathir's change in Umno has been seen as only the right balance that Najib needs to keep Umno's conservative bloc of supporters in BN's fold.
As such, Najib has not once criticised Dr Mahathir, expected learning from his predecessor Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's past.
Abdullah, who was Dr Mahathir's chosen deputy as budding apportion when he stepped down, had run afoul of the absolute statesman by seeking to unravel his policies as well as refusing to seek his recommendation upon key administrative decisions.
In Election 2008, Abdullah led BN into the worst-ever electoral performance, that saw the ruling Umno during the weakest state after the pact mislaid the normal two-thirds parliamentary infancy as well as four states to the opposition.
Najib yesterday praised the country's longest portion budding apportion for "voluntarily" campaigning for Umno.
He forked out that Dr Mahathir, notwithstanding his modernized years as well as exit from the forefront of Umno's politics, had traversed the length as well as breadth of Malaysia to rally Umno's infantry forward of the coming polls.
"I would similar to to appreciate Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Why do you discuss Tun's name in this assembly?
"Because even without me revelation him to, Dr Mahathir has willingly met with all our Umno leaders," Najib said, calling sudden courtesy to the maestro statesman during his closing debate during Umno's 66th ubiquitous assembly.
Dr Mahathir, who was sitting slumped in his chair inside Dewan Merdeka, was the picture of surprise during the discuss of his name.
When acclaim spread opposite the gymnasium as well as delegates rose to give the former budding apportion the station ovation, Dr Mahathir smiled, tried to wave the crowd down, before removing to his feet to acknowledge the praise.
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