Following is an article published by NST Online complete with responses by TTF (in blue):
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) has quashed Datuk Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan’s claim that a plan has been devised to unseat Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as the prime minister.
TTF: Actually, it is Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his men who got Dato’ Seri Khairuddin Abu Hassan to make the claim.
Bersatu’s secretary-general Datuk Marzuki Yahya said the matter should not have arisen because Dr Mahathir was the leader of an elected government, through the consensus of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) component parties.
He urged Khairuddin, who is PH’s communications and mobility committee member, to respect the people and refrain from issuing personal statements.
TTF: Who is Marzuki trying to kid?
What you guys are doing is precisely what the DAP does.
For instance, on the 5th of September 2018, when Dr Maszlee Malik was appointed the seventh President of UIAM, Lim Kit Siang’s men went for his jugular by alleging that the appointment went against the core principles that got Pakatan Harapan into government.
However, the senior Lim did not protest when Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad appointed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as chairman of Khazanah and even defended Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad when the Prime Minister offered himself for the role of Education Minister.
This is precisely the kind of thing the DAP does.
On the one hand, you will find Kit Siang agreeing to something that goes against the very principles that led the DAP into government.
On the other, you will find Kit Siang’s men opposing that very thing on the pretext of it being against principles of democracy, human rights, justice, equity and what have you.
Basically, it’s what you call the “good cop bad cop” game.
While Mahathir claims it is perfectly democratic for people to oppose his leadership, he gets Khairuddin, who is known to have a prostitute’s mouth, to expose elements of sabotage that exist within PPBM to unseat him.
He then gets Marzuki to chide Khairuddin for having such a prostitute’s mouth.
At the end of the day, it serves the purpose of letting all and sundry know that an element of sabotage does exist, that the party is righteous enough not to let it get in the way of federal administration.
The net result is the sympathy members of public will have for Mahathir.
I wonder if Khairuddin kisses his mother with that mouth of his.
“That’s his view … how do you topple (an elected leader) when the people have already voted (for him)?
“In order to comment on something, we must first have respect for the people who have given the mandate and support to the PH.
TTF: Yadda yadda yadda… the damage is done.
A job well done, Marzuki.
“The people have put their hopes in PH especially Dr Mahathir to restore the country, so there shouldn’t be any interpretations about bringing him down,” he said at a press conference at Institut Pemikiran Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (IPDM) at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) here, yesterday.
TTF: Yes, yes…we know…the people put their hopes in Tun to ‘save’ the Malay-Muslims.
Then, the Tun goes and sells all the Malays’ assets to the DAP on the pretext of there being irregularities in the way the assets were managed by the Malay-Muslims.
It’s a form of prostitution, really.
Earlier, the deputy foreign affairs minister attended the Santai Bersama YB programme at IPDM. It featured the topic ‘Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Leadership Legacy’.
Khairuddin claimed on Saturday that a plan was hatched to overthrow Dr Mahathir as prime minister, devised by disgruntled quarters who were frustrated as they did not secure any position in PH.
Meanwhile, Marzuki said a request had been made for PH leaders not to issue any statements that may lead to confusion or show signs of discord between party members, as it would only annoy the people.
TTF: Yes, yes… we know how it works.
First, you put in requests for people not to issue unnecessary statements.
Then, you quietly tell Kharuddin to expose conspiracies that exist in PPBM.
Then you tell the same Khairuddin not to expose PPBM conspiracies in public.
Looks like you’re quite the prostitute yourself, Marzuki.
I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t heard it myself.
He said the people had given the mandate to PH as a government to restore the country, so opposing views by the leaders should be discussed on the right platforms.
“Instead of slugging it out in public, any differences in opinions should be discussed, or the people will be disgusted. There is no need to issue statements than can be misleading,” he said.
TTF: You’re repeating yourself.
We got the game.
Meanwhile in Kuala Lumpur, Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu dismissed Khairuddin’s claims by saying that the prime minister can only be removed through a general election.
TTF: Here comes another fellow.
We all know that Mat Sabu is aware of Liew Chin Tong’s efforts to steal critical defence secrets from the armed forces.
We also know that Mat Sabu turns a blind eye every time because the Amanah president listens to everything Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad tells him to do.
And according to Mahathir, it is ok for the DAP to rape the dignity of the Malay-Muslims by allowing Lim Kit Siang and his men to steal Malay-Muslim assets and the country’s defence secrets.
During a press conference on the sidelines of the Ex-Servicemen Affairs’ (Perhebat) 52nd convocation here today, Mohamad, who is popularly known as Mat Sabu, implied that it was normal for the opposition to hatch such a plot.
TTF: It isn’t an opposition plot.
It is a plot within PPBM itself, led by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
It is Muhyiddin’s men who quietly engaged with certain individuals from the DAP, PKR and UMNO to discuss plans to topple Mahathir.
I’m not sure if these individuals know that Muhyiddin is behind the plot.
However, when a reporter pointed out that the one who raised the issue was PH’s own, Mohamad declined to comment further.
“I have no information (regarding Khairuddin’s statement),” Mohamad said, adding criticism from members of government was a normal process of democracy.
TTF: There you go..
He noted that the PH administration had no issue with such matters as they practice an open political culture.
“We (members of the administration) are free to be criticised. For me (as Defence Minister), I carry out my work to the best of my capabilities.
“If possible, I wish for there be 34 hours instead of 24 hours in a day, but there are only 24-hour days.
“Criticism is normal in the world of democracy. The existing criticisms are not at a worrying level.
“Criticism is normal at every level of government,” said Mohamad, who is also Parti Amanah Negara president.
TTF: Eh…wasn’t it you who got all defensive about Khairuddin’s statement?
So which is which?
Can criticise or cannot?
Recently, Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy traded barbs over the issue of whether P. Waytha Moorthy should resign as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.
Waytha Moorthy, who holds the portfolio of National Unity and Social Wellbeing, faced calls to resign following his statement over the recent riots at Sri Maha Mariamman temple at Subang Jaya late last month.
The unrest on Nov 26 and 27 claimed the life of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim, who died of injuries when he was beaten by a mob on the second day of the riot.
Source: NST Online
