PMX mocked for re-affirming “I’m still PM of the day” regardless of Johor state polls’ outcome

PMX mocked for re-affirming “I’m still PM of the day” regardless of Johor state polls’ outcome

PAKATAN Harapan (PH) chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim found himself stepping on the tail of staunch Barisan Nasional (BN) supporters when be rebutted their aggressive campaign with the notion that his premiership position will not be affected by outcome of the July 11 Johor state election.


“If (PH) wins the Johor state polls, I’m the PM, even if it loses, I’m still the PM. I say this not to be arrogant but as a reminder of the need to speak carefully,” he spoke at the Kita Genk Madani X Anak Muda Bukit Batu programme in Taman Tropika, Kulai yesterday (July 4) afternoon.


I’m not here to stir up a quarrel but to tell you not to worry about projects such as highways, Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link, Elevated Automated Transit Line (E-ART) which are under federal jurisdiction for we shall implement them.

“But in Johor, low-cost houses for the rakyat or stalls for them to do business is under the state government’s jurisdiction, not the federal.

The PKR president further reminded Johorians, especially the young, not to be influenced by the incitement of racial hatred as if a change of the Johor state government will put the fate and future of the Malays in jeopardy.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (seated) in the company of some Kulai senior folks with Bukit Batu PH-PKR candidate Arthur Chiong Sen Sern

“There are those who claimed that the Malays will be wiped out if there’s a change in (state) government. I’ve been PM for more than three years, so have the Malays been wiped out?” he jibed.


‘Road to XPM-ship’

However, PMX found himself mocked by detractors who ironically comprised so-called UMNO ally at the federal level but enemy at state level who worse still, enjoy the backing of PAS diehards in what is deemed as a secret UMNO-PAS pact.

The ground feel of “a desperado is speaking in the final chapter of his reign” filled the comment section of the MalaysiaGazette Facebook video of PMX’s speech which has amassed 714K views, 21K likes and 8.7K comments at the time of writing.


“Speech from a genius who has forgotten that there is another sky above the sky,” philosophised a commenter with another wondered if he (PMX) felt that “he’s already falling”.

Few commenters reminded PMX not to be big-headed given his position was “courtesy of charity (thanks to the formation of the unity government as opposed to winning the national polls)” while one summed up the entire self-assessment as “Road to XPM”.

“Such are the words of a PM? ” chided one commenter with another taking a swipe at Madani backers for believing in what came out of PMX’s mouth.


Some commenters belittled PMX as if he felt himself inferior to Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi till he has to publicly re-affirm his stature while others remind him “not to eksyen (slang for being boastful)” given he “is still the PM even when oil prices having spiralled”.

The bottom-line as one social media-savvy commenter put it, “the laughing emoji says it all

Earlier, PMX snubbed the Johor government’s decision to dissolve its state assembly early by contending that an early election was no guarantee of a bigger victory for BN.

“They think that by calling the election early, they will win more seats. Not necessarily,” he asserted. “The earlier they hold it, the more they may lose.”

Recall that the Johor state assembly was dissolved on June 5 which is about 15 months before its term was due to expire.

For the upcoming state polls, PH is fielding candidates in all 56 state seats, comprising 20 candidates from PKR, 19 from Amanah and 17 from DAP.

Overall, the Johor state election sees a total of 172 candidates contesting with polling day set for July 11 and early voting on July 7.

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