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Sunday, October 24, 2010

Spreading Najib's message or damage control?


Malaysia Chronicle

It looks like Prime Minister Najib Razak is worried after sparking controversy with his Umno opening speech, where he clearly exposed his willingness to adopt extremist measures including the use of violence, even 'crushed bodies' and 'lost lives', to cling to power.

His credibility has already been wearing thin after failing to achieve any significant economic, social and political progress for a Malaysia, now waiting at a crossroad.

After 5 decades of rule by the Umno-BN, the chances are high the people will give their mandate to Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim and his Pakatan Rakyat coalition in the next general election.

And after Najib's over-heated rhetoric on Thursday, the odds may have nudged up again for Anwar. Najib had told Umno delegates:

"Even if our bodies are crushed and our lives lost, brothers and sisters, whatever happens, we must defend Putrajaya."

“What I am saying is not surprising. In the 20th century, we have seen cases of punishment without trial in the United States, the holocaust tragedy in Europe, the slaughter of Palestinians in the Middle East and the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Rwanda. Imagine, what is the outcome, if every generation of Malaysians question the social contract which were agreed upon by their forefather."

Najib's leadership deserves our complete trust?

No wonder then that his party vice president and Defense minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is keen to 'spread Najib's message' although detractors believe damage-control was a more accurate description.

Overheated rhetoric
The Umno information bureau will begin after the Nov 4 by-elections in Galas and Batu Sapi to visit the grassroots and explain what Najib had meant about the position of the Malays being enshrined in the federal constitution.

"We will go to the ground, not only at the state level, but also divisional level, where branch leaders as well as Youth, Wanita and Puteri members will be invited to listen to the briefings," Bernama reported Zahid as saying.

But what is strange is that Zahid said both Malays and non-Malays "seemed to have understood clearly and responded positively" to Najib's speech. According to him, Najib's message would also be explained to the non-Malays.

"The non-Malay voters seemed to have understood clearly and responded positively to the President's speech. Najib's leadership deserves our complete trust because his agenda is not only for the Malays, but for Malaysians as a whole," said Zahid.

If so, why the need for the nation-wide roadshows where the odds are the meetings will be segregated into Malay and non-Malay ones.

Is this the latest Umno-BN strategy then - telling different stories to different folk? - Malaysia Chronicle

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