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May 03, 2006
Border Skirmish
The drawing of the lines has begun:
There is no room in Umno Youth for leaders to make statements contrary to decisions taken by its executive council, said the movement’s deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin.Umno Youth, he said, operated on consensus and any decision made would be binding on all of its executive council members.
“An exco member may have his own opinion on any issue but once a decision has been made, he is duty-bound not to make statements that are contrary to that decision as that can cause confusion among the grassroots.
“That’s what is called collective responsibility which has always been the practice in Umno Youth,” he said in response to Umno Youth executive council member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir’s recent statement urging the Government to re-open negotiations with Singapore over the aborted bridge project and other issues. [The Star]
Mukhriz was not even at the meeting where the decision was made:
Umno Youth, at its executive council meeting on April 14, had supported the Cabinet’s decision to cancel the project.Asked whether Mukhriz was present during the meeting, Khairy said: “The answer to that is no, he was not ...
I see, hear and smell a big battle brewing in UMNO.
And make no mistake, internecine warfare can be very dirty. You only have to look at Anwar vs Dr M for evidence of that.
Posted by aisehman at May 3, 2006 10:58 AM
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for Mukhriz to come forward and questioning the decision made by The PM and goes against the party consensus, he must be very brave or very stupid.
But i want to tink that he is making a calculative move, that may lead us to witness the bigger picture come UMNO General Assembly 2007/2008.
the reality is, UMNO is divided now, and will be shaken come the Assembly.
the questions we want to know. who will be losing out?
AAB
KJ
Najib
MUKHRIZ
TUN
at present: TUN and Mukhriz will be seen as the underdog to figh tthe might of UMNO Preseident and PM
But in politic , experience counts, contact counts, money talks, still i will never surprised if TUN come out victorious.
somewhere i believe Ku LI and anwar will play some roles albeit milder
role.
Posted by: drmuzi at May 3, 2006 12:42 PM
It's a dog-eat-dog world. Somehow I am not shedding any tears for the warring parties.
Posted by: Godfather at May 3, 2006 01:12 PM
That is why Scomi and ECM Libra need to make a lot of money. I think it was very perceptive of you to point out the deals with Scomi and ECM Libra. This two company will be the center of next round of tussle.
I think in the end, Hissamuddin is going to have to give way to Mukhriz or KJ, then we will know how the battle will shape up.
Posted by: bigjoe99 at May 3, 2006 01:18 PM
Once in the past, Tun Mahathir took a dig at Lee Kuan Yew for grooming his son to succeed him. Now I wonder whether he regretted not keeping up with the Lees. Now we see Najib, Hisham, Mukhriz and the KJ dynastic kiasuism. How come no Malay film producers venture into serious political stuff like 'All the President's Men' etc that could put us on the world map of serious stuff film awards.
Posted by: thienshingvui at May 3, 2006 01:56 PM
Wah, your father against my father-in-law! Sure I must hantam you balek what! Oso cannot afford for you to lawan my ambition to become President of UMNO Youth, lah!
Eh kawan, your family olaly had your chance now my turn to make my millions what? So you memang must kena whack before you become too much of a threat to me! Solly, lah!
Posted by: superjim at May 3, 2006 04:07 PM
Well friends, that is the real world of politic, with Pak Lah's new policy of openness, the drama begin. lets watch these interesting episode after episode... Malaysian never had this kind experience before... Have a nice day..
Posted by: Pak Idrus at May 3, 2006 07:13 PM
you can send someone like khairy to cambridge or oxford till his death, he'll still act and talk like the umno youth nincompoop he is in the afterlife. mark my words.
Posted by: x06editor at May 7, 2006 01:32 PM