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Monday, August 10, 2015

The prime minister needs to walk the talk – Xavier Jayakumar

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I read with much amusement of what Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had said to his party members in Cheras recently.
He claimed that he is not a party president who wants all Umno leaders to behave as "yes man" to him:
“But I am a president who wants our party to be disciplined. To hold on to party principles.
The prime minister said even though party leaders and members might disagree over a certain matter that had been decided, it could be renegotiated. 
“I am not an autocratic person. Ask Ku Nan (Tengku Adnan), he also disagrees sometimes, but he remained as secretary-general,” he said.
However, I am inclined to ask what does he mean by his statements.
This is because the recent Cabinet reshuffle saw Najib ousting his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin from the line-up.
It is a known fact that Muhyiddin had been critical of Najib's decisions and had questioned the controversial 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). So much so that even the Prime Minister's Office chided his decision to be outspoken about the matter in the days leading to his ousting from the Cabinet.
It is clear, Muhyiddin was not a "yes man". Why, then, was he removed from Cabinet ?
On the contrary, newly-appointed Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Salleh Said Keruak had been supportive of Najib over 1MDB issue right from the get go.
The former Sabah speaker has been tirelessly typing out his views and publishing them via his blog. Lo and behold, Salleh was appointed minister instead.
I am not privy to Umno meetings chaired by Najib nor any other Umno meeting for that matter. However, this still smells strongly of hypocrisy.
Despite Muhyiddin's disagreement over the matter, was the issue renegotiated to the point he had to lose his Cabinet post?
Or did Muhyiddin ask the wrong questions to cost himself and his allies posts in the Cabinet?
The RM2.6 billion issue in Najib account has been taken out of context by the Umno president himself.
When details were furnished that the sum was donated by someone from the Middle East for party expenditure, Najib was quick to turn the tables against the opposition parties, stating his willingness to reveal Umno's accounts and challenging PKR, DAP and PAS to do same.
While each party responded promptly, with PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali and Selangor DAP chairman Tony Pua stating their willingness to do so, it amuses to know that the controversial amount of money discussed by the people today was unknown to many Umno members.
The expose by Muhyiddin and party vice-president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal, who is also a member of the Umno Supreme Council, that they too were clueless about the donation until it first surfaced, has opened more scrutiny towards Najib.
While PKR welcomes Najib's call to be transparent about Umno's account, perhaps he as a leader should emulate his call in being transparent about his personal bank accounts.
After all, it was his personal account in Ambank that was exposed by The Wall Street Journal and not Umno's accounts.
Answer the questions that has long bogged the minds of the rakyat including your number two in the party.
The ball is in your court, prime minister.
* Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar is the PKR vice-president and state assemblyman for Seri Andalas, Selangor.

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