The late Abdul Razak Hussein was the second prime minister of Malaysia. His son Najib Abdul Razak is the sixth.
But there is a "BIG" difference between the two.
Veteran newsman Kadir A Jasin recalled how Abdul Razak, with his walking stick, used to visit the kampungs (villages) during his tenure as prime minister.
"He climbed into the kampung houses to look for solutions and to bring development. There were no grand receptions or live telecasts (of the events)," he said in his blog.
However, he pointed out that unlike his father, Najib appears to "like it big".
"If he visits kampungs and towns, the talk is that he wants a grand welcome," added the former News Straits Times group editor-in-chief.
Hence, Kadir (left) is not surprised with Najib's new "XXL" cabinet line-up, which now consists of 35 full ministers and 28 deputy ministers.
"This is probably a national record. Ask someone to verify it.
"I cannot remember any previous prime minister having a cabinet of this size," he added.
According to a 2011 report, Kadir said the average number of cabinet members around the world is 30 and Malaysia has now succeeded in overcoming this.
Since the prime minister "likes it big", Kadir said, the people too are entitled to have big hopes.
"So our XXL hope is that Najib's XXL cabinet would bring XXL benefits for the people.
"It would be a shame if the XXL cabinet is only there to make up the numbers and not being productive," he added.
But there is a "BIG" difference between the two.
Veteran newsman Kadir A Jasin recalled how Abdul Razak, with his walking stick, used to visit the kampungs (villages) during his tenure as prime minister.
"He climbed into the kampung houses to look for solutions and to bring development. There were no grand receptions or live telecasts (of the events)," he said in his blog.
However, he pointed out that unlike his father, Najib appears to "like it big".
"If he visits kampungs and towns, the talk is that he wants a grand welcome," added the former News Straits Times group editor-in-chief.
Hence, Kadir (left) is not surprised with Najib's new "XXL" cabinet line-up, which now consists of 35 full ministers and 28 deputy ministers."This is probably a national record. Ask someone to verify it.
"I cannot remember any previous prime minister having a cabinet of this size," he added.
According to a 2011 report, Kadir said the average number of cabinet members around the world is 30 and Malaysia has now succeeded in overcoming this.
Since the prime minister "likes it big", Kadir said, the people too are entitled to have big hopes.
"So our XXL hope is that Najib's XXL cabinet would bring XXL benefits for the people.
"It would be a shame if the XXL cabinet is only there to make up the numbers and not being productive," he added.
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