Musuh PKR dalam selimut plot against Anwar for Mahathir

Remember my July post What will Hishamuddin Hussein do next?

I narrated two important issues within, namely:

(a) When Mahathir invited all Malay-based parties to join Parti PRIBUMI, saying it would unite the Malays, Hishamuddin rushed forward hastily (in such an obscenely hurried way he nearly stumbled on his face, wakakaka) to tell UMNO not to dismiss nor reject Mahathir’s Malay unity offer (which BTW, Anwar Ibrahim kept quiet about).

Hishamuddin urged his party colleagues to give serious consideration for their community’s benefit instead of letting pride get in the way, saying:

“We must not be proud and arrogant because the people are watching us. Not only in Umno and PAS, but also those who had offered us cooperation."

Wakakaka.

(b) It's known Hishamuddin is close to fellow (former) UMNO-ite, blue eyed boy Azmin, who he 'coincidentally' met in Morocco at the end of last year.

Azmin's son Ameer had proudly posted a photo of their two families in Morocco with a caption (words to the effect), "Our families reunited after so long".

Our families reunited after so long 

Much could be made out of that meeting cum message; alternatively it could be attributed to happenstance, wakakaka. But generally in Malaysian politics, there is no such Kerbau as 'coincidence'.

As in the UMNO Da Vinci code of 'R-A-H-M-A-N', a fable indicating to who Malaysia's PM would be from 1957 to 2018, now there exists a new Pribumi fabled code of 'M-A-H-A-T-H-I-R'.

If we start off with 'M' for Mahathir, then 'A' for either Anwar or Azmin (wakakaka), guess who will be 'H'? No, it's not Hannah Yeoh nor Hadi Awang (who may be long gone by then, Inshallah) but someone with a double 'H'.

Now read the following extracts of Malaysiakini's latest take on Hishamuddin, Azmin and Mahathir again, wakakaka:

Plot thickens! Sources claim Harapan leaders working with Hisham

by Wong Kai Hui, Zikri Kamarulzaman


Earlier this week, Pakatan Harapan dropped a bombshell accusing Hishammuddin Hussein of plotting to form a new government sans DAP and Amanah.

Hours earlier in the Dewan Rakyat, PKR president Anwar Ibrahim also hinted that Hishammuddin was working behind the scenes when urging BN MPs not to be rattled by threats of prosecution.

Although the former Umno vice-president dismissed this allegation or that he wanted to prevent Anwar from becoming the next prime minister, sources, however, claimed otherwise and revealed that Hishammuddin is working with those within Harapan as well.

When Malaysiakini spoke to multiple sources from both sides of the political divide, three names surfaced – BersatuPRIBUMI's MP for Larut Hamzah Zainuddin, BersatuPRIBUMI's Redzuan Yusof, who is also entrepreneur development minister, as well as PKR number two and Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali.

frog Hamzah Zainuddin

Previously it was alleged that Hishammuddin facilitated Hamzah's defection from Umno to BersatuPRIBUMI in February. Hishammuddin had denied this allegation.

According to a senior BersatuPRIBUMI source, the two are now working to ensure Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad serves his full term in office instead of passing the baton to Anwar as per the agreement in Harapan prior to the last general election.

"There is 'horse-trading' ongoing,” the source told Malaysiakini.

“The idea is to retain Mahathir until the end of his tenure in exchange for 'immunity' for some who are facing or will face prosecution except for (former premier) Najib (Abdul Razak) and (Umno president) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi," he added.

To date, no charges have been brought against Hamzah or Hishammuddin.

Hishammuddin was embroiled in controversy over land swap deals in the Defence Ministry when he helmed the portfolio during BN’s time but has denied any wrongdoing.

A ranking PKR source, meanwhile, claimed that Hishammuddin, Hamzah, Redzuan and Azmin met recently to discuss plans to keep Mahathir in office.

The four are now said to be canvassing support from both ruling and opposition lawmakers. At this point, it is unclear if any PAS leader is involved.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang had previously lent his support to the call for Mahathir to remain in office. The Islamic party has 18 parliamentary seats.

“MPs from PKR and Umno were approached. We confirmed with both sides before raising this issue. Those who revealed this to us are those who didn't sign (a statutory declaration to support Mahathir),” the PKR source added.

The source alleged that Hishammuddin only has the support of a few Umno MPs whereas Azmin secured the backing of 18 MPs from PKR.