Shahrir Abdul Samad: Saifuddin Abdullah has a Master's degree in party hopping

Malaysiakini:

Umno man: Saifuddin has a Master's degree in party hopping

Umno's Shahrir Abdul Samad has likened Communications and Multimedia Minister Saifuddin Abdullah to someone who has a Master's degree in party hopping.

"Saifuddin is an expert in matters related to BN, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional.

"If there was academic qualification, he would have a Masters' degree in party hopping.

"Starting in Umno-BN, he then went to PKR-Harapan then Bersatu-PN. If he hopped another time, he could get a PhD," Shahrir said in a statement.

He was responding to Saifuddin's evaluation of BN and Harapan's weaknesses and how PN was learning from them.

Saifuddin had remarked that Umno was dominant in BN, something that PN differs from, while Harapan lacked the support of the majority demography.

Shahrir, who is also the Johor Bahru Umno chief, said while Umno was indeed dominant in BN and held major positions, he maintained that the coalition made decisions based on consensus.

He said the principle is only exempted if it relates to issues of discipline and law.

"So, even if he has a Master's degree in party hopping, he should first scrutinise the BN constitution before speaking," said the former Johor Bahru MP.

Saifuddin, who is the Indera Mahkota MP, had defected to Bersatu from PKR.

He served as the foreign minister under the Harapan government. Prior to that, he was the deputy higher education minister under the BN government.

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kt notes:

Once I had hopes for Saifuddin Abdullah to eventually become PM, and mind you, that was when he was still an UMNO MP for Temerloh. Even with his UMNO background I then had a lot of respect for his moderate ways and gentle disposition. I thought he was one of the rare 'few' in UMNO worth supporting.

I was annoyed when he lost his Temerloh seat to (of all people) PAS' Tantawi, the pseudo-Egyptian (wakakaka) in the 2008 tsunami when PAS benefited from the 'wave' as a member of Pakatan Rakyat.

BTW, Tantawi's Malaysian name is Nasrudin Hasan, wakakaka - he's an 'expert' on how Valentine Days (or nights) and New year's Eves had produced unwanted babies from lusty sex orgies and the consequence of babies being abandoned hither thither. That's the sort of person voters in 2008 blindly and mindlessly voted in a la ABU, with the outrageous result of a then-good man like Saifuddin being kicked out into the political wilderness.

However, Saifuddin delighted me when he subsequently joined PKR. But, to cut a long story short, he became one of Ass-binte's Dökkálfar Dwarfs and in the end he followed his Chief Dwarf and lompat to PPBM - what a sad tragedy ... and an end to my futile hopes for a good moderate PM.

(Top) Ass-binte's Dökkálfar Dwarfs; (Bottom) Rafizi's Pandan Cats