If the waters were already muddy to begin with, according to a former Umno activist in using an analogy in his latest blog posting, no one can be accused of causing its muddiness or faulted for fishing in troubled waters.
“(The government) should clean up the 'muddy waters' and not accuse anyone of muddying the already muddy waters.”
In other words, writes Shahbudin Husin, the recent statement by the pre-Council meeting of the Conference of Rulers on 1MDB among others must be kept in perspective.
“The statement is a sincere desire to see transparency on the part of Umno and the government.”
“No one can be accused of using the statement as proof that the agencies investigating 1MDB aren’t interested in bringing closure to the matter, or proceeding with prosecutions if there's wrongdoing.”
Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should be able to see clearly why “the waters became muddy”, according to Shahbudin.
“If he has the strength and the desire to see Umno and the government strong, he should have initially chased away those who were muddying the waters, instead of now turning around and blaming others of muddying the waters or, in short, taking advantage of the situation.”
Shahbudin was commenting on Zahid pointing fingers at critics of the trouble-stricken 1MDB, which has been tearing into the Ministry of Finance-owned company from all sides.
The former Umno activist reckons that Zahid’s statement on "provocative behaviours", made on the sidelines of a visit to Washington, was probably directed mostly at sacked deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin who remains Umno deputy president still.
“Zahid appears to be under the impression that Muhyiddin was still sore at being removed from the Cabinet and was thirsting for revenge, more keen as the Malays say on winning public applause even if it means the kampung has to be pawned in the process.”
Muhyiddin is a politician, points out Shahbudin, and like all politicians he will not let go of an opportunity where he can score points and continue to remain relevant.
“Politicians and those who enjoy fishing are more or less alike. If there’s an opportunity to catch something, they will not just simply let it go. If there’s fish in the muddy waters, for example, fishermen would still go after them, not just let them go just because of the condition of the water.
“The Malays say rezeki jangan ditolak (don’t reject an opportunity given to you).”
Anyone who tries to muddy clear and clean waters, reiterates the former Umno activist, will become the butt of jokes and public laughter.
“Also, the fish can see what’s coming in clean and clear waters and will be able to get away from those who are after them, unlike those in muddy waters.” - http://theantdaily.com/
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