Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's insistence that former Terengganu menteri besar Ahmad Said vacate the post days before his daughter's wedding shows that the PM failed to learn from history, Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali said.
Ibrahim said that in "rushing" the decision, Najib forgot how people who are shamed in such a way can come back to haunt BN.
"I was dropped as Pasir Mas Umno chief without reason by (then prime minister) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He humiliated me.
"I then contested in the 12th general election as an Independent candidate. PAS was saved by two seats and continued to govern Kelantan.
"Najib was Umno deputy president then...he should have learnt from history. In Terengganu, BN, too, had a majority of two seats," he said, recalling what happened to him in 2003.
Ibrahim (right) was referring to Ahmad's statement that he quit Umno after Najib refused his request to postpone the MB swap until after Ahmad's daughter's wedding on May 17.
The former Pasir Mas MP said that instead of making a win-win decision, Najib rushed in without wisdom.
"Now it is too late," he said.
Umno leaders call for calm
Ahmad early today told Malaysiakini Najib had refused his request to postpone his resignation to until after May 17 as it is a "personal" matter.
He later told Astro Awani that Najib was "heartless" in refusing this request which had "saddened" his daughter.
"He is an elder, too, so he should understand these things...Now my daughter is getting married in such a situation. She is sad. I can withstand it but what about my child?" he asked.
As at 3pm today, Ahmad (left) and two other assemblypersons have quit Umno after he was replaced as MB by Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman last night. More are expected to follow suit.
This makes the Terengganu government a minority government with BN holding 13 seats and Pakatan 15. The three defected assemblypersons have declared themselves Independent.
Separately, Umno leaders have called for calm over the sudden developments.
"We have gone through worse before. I am certain Umno members there are matured enough...
"As before, we urge for calm and unity. God willing, everything will be okay. The party is bigger and more important than us all," Umno vice president Hishammuddin Hussein(right) said on Twitter.
Also responding to social media users on the issue is Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin who called on the people of Terengganu to be patient.
"God willing, we will find the best way to solve this conundrum," he said on Twitter.
Meanwhile, Bernama reported that Terengganu police has received no reports of disorder in the east coast state following the political developments.
Ibrahim said that in "rushing" the decision, Najib forgot how people who are shamed in such a way can come back to haunt BN.
"I was dropped as Pasir Mas Umno chief without reason by (then prime minister) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. He humiliated me.
"I then contested in the 12th general election as an Independent candidate. PAS was saved by two seats and continued to govern Kelantan.
"Najib was Umno deputy president then...he should have learnt from history. In Terengganu, BN, too, had a majority of two seats," he said, recalling what happened to him in 2003.Ibrahim (right) was referring to Ahmad's statement that he quit Umno after Najib refused his request to postpone the MB swap until after Ahmad's daughter's wedding on May 17.
The former Pasir Mas MP said that instead of making a win-win decision, Najib rushed in without wisdom.
"Now it is too late," he said.
Umno leaders call for calm
Ahmad early today told Malaysiakini Najib had refused his request to postpone his resignation to until after May 17 as it is a "personal" matter.
He later told Astro Awani that Najib was "heartless" in refusing this request which had "saddened" his daughter.
"He is an elder, too, so he should understand these things...Now my daughter is getting married in such a situation. She is sad. I can withstand it but what about my child?" he asked.As at 3pm today, Ahmad (left) and two other assemblypersons have quit Umno after he was replaced as MB by Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman last night. More are expected to follow suit.
This makes the Terengganu government a minority government with BN holding 13 seats and Pakatan 15. The three defected assemblypersons have declared themselves Independent.
Separately, Umno leaders have called for calm over the sudden developments.
"We have gone through worse before. I am certain Umno members there are matured enough...
"As before, we urge for calm and unity. God willing, everything will be okay. The party is bigger and more important than us all," Umno vice president Hishammuddin Hussein(right) said on Twitter.Also responding to social media users on the issue is Umno deputy president Muhyiddin Yassin who called on the people of Terengganu to be patient.
"God willing, we will find the best way to solve this conundrum," he said on Twitter.
Meanwhile, Bernama reported that Terengganu police has received no reports of disorder in the east coast state following the political developments.
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