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Star Online:

Can Muhyiddin survive the Mahathir onslaught?

By Joceline Tan



Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad mengemukakan usul undi tak percaya terhadap Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

Foto: The Star


It is the last thing that anybody wants but a snap general election looms as the government appears to be holding on by a one-seat majority.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has managed to look every inch the prime-minister-in-waiting that his hardcore supporters think he is.

He has been turning up for political meetings wearing his trademark bush-suits, looking like the boss and exuding confidence as though he is just a few more inches or, should

we say, a few more MPs from reclaiming the job he chucked away three months ago.

“You wait and see. Tun Mahathir has the numbers to make it happen, ” said Bersatu supreme council member Akhramsyah Sanusi.

[kt note: Akhramsyah Sanusi has just said he has Muhyiddin's apporval to returnt o Bersatu Supreme Council, wakakaka]

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Akhramsyah Sanusi
then with Mahathir, now with Muhyiddin, wakakaka


Oddly enough, not many people are buying into Pakatan Harapan’s claim that it has 129 MPs on its side.


The reason is obvious.

If Pakatan really had that sort of numbers, Dr Mahathir would not be hanging around having meetings and calling press conferences.

He would be knocking on the palace door to present his credentials as the next prime minister.

There is an intense gamesmanship going on between both sides, with claims that so-and-so is going to jump only for it to be refuted as fake news minutes later.

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The most bizarre rumour over the last couple of days is that a woman leader from Bersatu might follow another leader who is allegedly her husband out of Perikatan Nasional (Perikatan).

The intriguing part about the rumour was not the jumping prospect but the part that these two leaders had allegedly tied the knot not too long ago.

Speculation aside, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s government appears to be resting on a slippery slope.

Datuk Dr Shahruddin Md Salleh, until recently the Deputy Works Minister, has as good as crossed over to Camp Mahathir despite claiming he is still with Perikatan.

[kt note: Shahruddin Md Salleh claims he's still with Muhyiddin, wakakaka]

File:Shahruddin Md Salleh.png - Wikimedia Commons

The Sri Gading MP’s exit means that Perikatan now has only 112 MPs in the 222-seat Parliament.

That is just one MP away from a hung Parliament and two MPs away from the collapse of the ruling coalition.

“Everyone is holding their breath. They call Mahathir a paper tiger but if they are not careful, he will eat them up like McD chicken nuggets, ” said photo-journalist Jinggo Minaq, a long-time Mahathir loyalist.

zhilaohu,” which means “paper tiger.” | Eagles11eyes's Blog

Dr Mahathir dealt a strategic blow to Muhyiddin because Dr Shahruddin was a Muhyiddin stalwart.

Muhyiddin had groomed him every step of the way – from political secretary to holding key posts in the Pagoh division before becoming an elected state assemblyman and finally an MP.

Muhyiddin also appointed him secretary-general after Bersatu was formed, but Shahruddin did not perform and was replaced.

Dr Mahathir needs only two more MPs to cross the floor for the government to fall but it is proving more difficult than he had imagined.

Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof, who was said to be on the verge of joining Camp Mahathir, is staying put with Perikatan.

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Moo-Moo promises me a better one

wakakaka


A member of Camp Mahathir claimed that Mohd Redzuan had even instructed his lawyer at a breakfast session last Friday to draw up a “water-tight statutory declaration” to sign.

Mohd Redzuan and Muhyiddin go back a long way and he would have been a big fish in Dr Mahathir’s net.

The Special Functions Minister finally cleared the air yesterday during a press conference at his residence in Kajang and declared that he is with Muhyiddin.

However, Dr Mahathir is not the only one fishing for MPs.

A political insider said the Perikatan side has also been fishing and two MPs currently with PKR are ready to cross the floor.

One MP is from Johor and the other from Sarawak.

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“We don’t feel the need to let everyone know what we are up to but you will know at the next meeting of Parliament, ” said the insider.

Speculation that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) is in talks with Dr Mahathir also seems unfounded.

“I am not aware of it but Mahathir should not assume that we are here to be bought.

“We don’t want another political upheaval, we need stability so that business can recover and people can earn a living, ” said Sarawak’s Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing.

Muhyiddin is playing it cool even if Dr Mahathir is giving him the jitters.

The Prime Minister announced a whooping RM35bil short-term stimulus package that had something for everyone yesterday.

He is also sending a message that he does not want to waste time on politics but is focused on bringing the country forward.

Dr Mahathir’s bid to return to power will not go very far unless he is able to strike a deal with Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Mahathir effect on Anwar's PD move | Malaysia | Malay Mail

Eff him

Anwar is said to have resisted meeting Dr Mahathir even though the elder man had offered to go to Anwar’s Jalan Gasing office and even his Segambut home.

Anwar’s absence at meetings between Dr Mahathir and Pakatan leaders also speaks volumes about the lack of trust for the former prime minister.

“Personally, I cannot accept Mahathir anymore and our president knows how we feel.

“But I am a party man, I will toe the party line, ” said an MP from PKR.

PKR leaders insist if they are to work with Dr Mahathir, Anwar must be named deputy prime minister.

“A definite transition date must be set, ” said the above MP.


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Dr Mahathir needs to sort out the internal issues in Pakatan if he wants to entice more MPs from Perikatan to cross over because people would not want to leave a crumbling house for a house that is also in shambles.

Umno supreme council member Datuk Alwi Che Ahmad said Pakatan should not go too far in pushing Muhyiddin.

“He is the PM, he has the power of incumbency and he has the option of advising the King to dissolve Parliament.

“The people are not in the mood for a snap general election and those who cause it to happen will not do well, ” said Alwi.


Can Muhyiddin survive the Mahathir onslaught?



6 comments:

  1. no pay income tax no stake. but tokkok is okay, we hv freedom of speech, we r no ccp china. my bet is on anyone, conman or dog is fine, as long as not the backdoor pm.

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    1. Wakakakaka…

      犬养 mfer, twisting yr farts to become facts AGAIN?

      "no pay income tax no stake. but tokkok is okay, we hv freedom of speech"

      !!!

      Such that the country is running clockworkly using yr farts!

      Bravo… at least CCP China is been administrated to provide harmony, prosperity & citizen first. Freedom of speech included!

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    2. twnese kicked out a pro ccp leech, while the only thing mainlander can do is buka pasar pagi, pasar petang n pasar malam everywhere, tiananmen as well? thats at keast for u ccp lover wakaka.

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    3. How much does a 犬养 katak know about economic matrices except crumbs from his dangdut pals!

      Who care what the Kaohsiung does to her mayor? Maybe a 蔡妹妹 asslicker, in his wet dream!

      U bloody wasted yr years in Taichung w/o knowing how important is the 摆摊 economy contributing to Taiwan's overall financial well-being!

      Besides, it spices up the nightlife of most of the Asian towns/cities.

      But then, how does a nonchinese who is only favouring western boring city nightlife knows ANYTHING about 摆摊文化!

      Eat yr heart out & stay put in yr fart filled well lah. It's ALL u know.

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  2. KT will support whoever brings back GST just to prove his point, whatever it is.

    Go On....Just Do It....Bring It Back...Thanks Guanee....Ha ha ha...!

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  3. All this assumes Anwar is supporting MM. I will be very surprised if that were to happen because MM will play him (Anwar) out again.

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