Najib not a PM but an emperor, says Zaid

Zaid Ibrahim says that even if many people dislike Mahathir Mohamad, he is spot on when it comes to Najib Razak.

PETALING JAYA: With a critical eye on the recent behaviour of Prime Minister Najib Razak and his steadfast refusal to answer many burning questions regarding his leadership, Zaid Ibrahim has proclaimed that he is acting more like an emperor than a prime minister.

The former law minister said the people voted him in to be their prime minister not realising that they would end up being under the rule of an emperor instead.

“The Rakyat went to the poll 2013 thinking they were getting a PM; little do they know they got an Emperor,” he tweeted.

In Zaid’s view, a prime minister was someone who felt compelled to answer the queries of the people rather than put up a fight against them. He also said Najib was more an emperor than anything else because he did as he pleased regardless of whether the people approved of it or not.

“A PM must feel he is accountable to the Rakyat. A PM does not wage war against those who have questions for him. An Emperor doesn’t care.”

Taking a swipe at readers of a news portal, whom he said did not like Mahathir Mohamad, Zaid warned that it was time to wise up and support the former prime minister as his assessments of Najib had been spot on.

“Malaysiakini readers may not like Tun M but he is 100 pc correct on Najib. So start being smart and support him all the way.”