Sunday, 6 March 2016 | MYT 1:11 PM
Dr M root cause of rot, says DAP MP on "Save Malaysia" declaration
BY RAHMAH GHAZALI
PETALING JAYA: A DAP lawmaker has poured cold water over the unity call for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's ouster, calling the declaration a "rushed document".
Klang MP Charles Santiago said the declaration, dubbed "Save Malaysia" signed by a group of politicians and activists did not clearly spell out the aspirations of the people.
Moreover, he said, the declaration was led by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the same man whom he said had single-handedly "ruined Malaysia's economy and tarnished the nation through autocratic means.
"I agree that Najib must go for the better of the country and her people. But in this quest for justice one must not also forget that Dr Mahathir is the root cause of the rot that is affecting every Malaysian today.
"One cannot deny that his 22 years in power was made possible by the use of draconian laws to jail dissidents and critics," he said.
"Dr Mahathir introduced money politics in Umno, robbed the judiciary of its independence, clamped down on street protests and kept a heavy lid on freedom of the media," added Santiago.
On Friday, Mahathir together with the opposition leaders including DAP national advisor Lim Kit Siang signed a declaration, calling for Najib’s ouster.
"The Save Malaysia coalition has ironically only made a passing reference to reforming national institutions, which are crucial to ensure the next government would be accountable and transparent.
"This declaration, therefore, is a rushed document that did not think through these pertinent issues," he said.
Santiago seemingly likened the current situation with a popular American TV series, House of Cards, which centres around a politician's elaborate plan to make himself the president of the US.
"Kevin Spacey plays the ruthless politician who makes pacts with his nemesis and teams up with strange bedfellows to become the most powerful man on earth.
"The point here is that everyone who comes on board his bandwagon have a personal agenda, simmering vengeance, need for revenge: in short, an axe to grind," he said.
And the question would still remain if the move was merely an act of revenge by Dr Mahathir.
"As for Mahathir critics, the question would still remain if this is an act of revenge because Najib had flatly refused to continue Dr Mahathir's policies, setting in motion the crumbling of his legacy.
"The onus is now on civil society representatives and political parties to ensure Dr Mahathir does not hijack the movement,” he said.
BY RAHMAH GHAZALI
PETALING JAYA: A DAP lawmaker has poured cold water over the unity call for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's ouster, calling the declaration a "rushed document".
Klang MP Charles Santiago said the declaration, dubbed "Save Malaysia" signed by a group of politicians and activists did not clearly spell out the aspirations of the people.
Moreover, he said, the declaration was led by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the same man whom he said had single-handedly "ruined Malaysia's economy and tarnished the nation through autocratic means.
"I agree that Najib must go for the better of the country and her people. But in this quest for justice one must not also forget that Dr Mahathir is the root cause of the rot that is affecting every Malaysian today.
"One cannot deny that his 22 years in power was made possible by the use of draconian laws to jail dissidents and critics," he said.
"Dr Mahathir introduced money politics in Umno, robbed the judiciary of its independence, clamped down on street protests and kept a heavy lid on freedom of the media," added Santiago.
On Friday, Mahathir together with the opposition leaders including DAP national advisor Lim Kit Siang signed a declaration, calling for Najib’s ouster.
"The Save Malaysia coalition has ironically only made a passing reference to reforming national institutions, which are crucial to ensure the next government would be accountable and transparent.
"This declaration, therefore, is a rushed document that did not think through these pertinent issues," he said.
Santiago seemingly likened the current situation with a popular American TV series, House of Cards, which centres around a politician's elaborate plan to make himself the president of the US.
"Kevin Spacey plays the ruthless politician who makes pacts with his nemesis and teams up with strange bedfellows to become the most powerful man on earth.
"The point here is that everyone who comes on board his bandwagon have a personal agenda, simmering vengeance, need for revenge: in short, an axe to grind," he said.
And the question would still remain if the move was merely an act of revenge by Dr Mahathir.
"As for Mahathir critics, the question would still remain if this is an act of revenge because Najib had flatly refused to continue Dr Mahathir's policies, setting in motion the crumbling of his legacy.
"The onus is now on civil society representatives and political parties to ensure Dr Mahathir does not hijack the movement,” he said.
tembak gol sendiri, sendiri equalize la. the greatest mistake he made was 'turun takhta'. he would not end up like ben ali, gaddafi or mubarak & closer to home such as thailand, philippines or indonesia for malaysia is different from those nations.
ReplyDeleteLim Kit Siang on Mahathir....“I've never hated Mahathir, I've never hated anybody. Because in politics, you cannot be personal,.[…] it's about the interest of the people and country,” he said, stressing that all personal feelings and differences must be put aside.
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Spoken like the true statesman that he is.
Let the small minded dwarfs (like K****c) deal with their perpetual hatreds....
Like I have said many times before,the impotent useless opposition leaders will kiss the asses of their former most hated enemies to suit their purposes.
ReplyDeleteJust look at the PR leaders shedding crocodile tears for the MACC and the former AG,Gani Patail.And now they are on their knees giving blo*jobs,to the Umnoputras and former Umnoputras who are against Najib.Hugging and bear hugging their once sworned enemies.How low will these political low-downs go?These political low-downs should just bend over and let the dogs screw them kau kau.
I have supported the DAP and the opposition in the last 8 GE's.The last two years are the worst the DAP and their strange bedfellows have shown to their supporters.That they a a coalition of useless impotent political fuckups.Their leaders have shown that they have no backbones and will grasps at whatever they can get their hands on.It is a precursor to worst things to come.
ReplyDeleteouch tis dap now sound like pas, atas cakap ini, bawah cakap itu. n santiagogo, pls make sure yr dap dun hijack an 90 year old man to achieve yr developer first dream.
ReplyDeleteso now it is like Mahathir vs Mahathirism...He is battling himself or the system he is responsiblefor installing..and maybe he can feel now what it must have been like to be on the receiving end of Mahathirism. What he helped unleashed comes back to bite his shrivelled bottom.. Ironic.!
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