Victory That Means Nothing June 6, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, By Election, Penanti ByElection.Tags: Malaysian Story, Penanti By Election, PKR
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Anwar Ibrahim said the mandate given by the people to PKR in the Penanti by-election was highly encouraging.
His statement was rebuffed by the Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yusof who replied that it was the worst voters turnout in Malaysia’s election history since 1955.
The hype, sentiments, propaganda and emotions attempted by PKR and Anwar during the campaign period failed to arouse voters as the turnout said it all.
Only 7,101 of the 15, 384 registered voters or 46.15% cast their votes at the nine polling stations during the by-election.
As expected, PKR’s Dr Mansor Othman (did he really obtain his doctorate on merit) won by beating three independent candidates. He was subsequently appointed Penang DCM1.
So, what is Anwar shouting about? His rhetoric that the people are sending strong message to Putrajaya and blah, blah, blah did not reflect the real sentiment of the rakayat.
PKR could not even obtain 50% support in their home turf, Penanti despite the absence of Barisan Nasional.
In fact, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said PKR’s win is no big deal and cannot be used to gauge its popularity because the party was only challenged by independent candidates.
He said it was also hardly an encouraging win as only less than half of the voters in the constituency cast their votes.
”It is not a victory to be proud of,” he told the Malaysian pressmen covering the Asean-South Korea Commemorative Summit here yesterday.
Mansor garnered 6,052 votes. Independents Nai-Kan Ari obtained 494 votes while Aminah Abdullah and Kamarul Ramizu obtained 392 and 56 votes respectively.
It was also not much of a victory for Mansor because he obtained less votes than his predecessor, former Penang Chief Minister 1 Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin..
In the general election last year, Mohammad Fairus won the seat by polling 7,346 votes, beating Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid with a majority of 2,219 votes.
Zahrain Out, Dr Mansor In June 1, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, Penanti ByElection, Storm In Pakatan.Tags: Datuk Zahrain Hashim, Dr Mansor Osman, Malaysian Story
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Penang PKR chief Datuk Zahrain Hashim is unhappy and frustrated when his nemesis Dr Mansor Osman was named as the party candidate for the Penanti by-election.
Zahrain was also upset that Barisan decided not to contest in the by-election.
It was strange of Zahrain who is described by his friends as Anwar’s fuddy-duddy and diehard follower to react that way.
Zahrain, known as an iron-fist leader, among his friends and colleagues in PKR, is also hoping that Dr Mansor will lose in the by-election. Why?
The reason is simple. Zahrain will be sidelined and marginalized by Anwar if Dr Mansor wins and made the new Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1.
Dr Mansor will also be appointed to replace Zahrain as Penang PKR state liaison committee chairman.
Zahrain will not be able to maneuver and call the shots in Penang as the game will be played according to Dr Mansor’s plan and not Zahrain’s. That is why he is not happy and upset.
The Tiga Abdul game plan will not work with Dr Mansor as all their antics are in his pocket.
Dr Mansor has to proof his capabilities and leadership qualities to Anwar or he will suffer the same fate as his predecessor Mohamed Fairus Khairuddin.
He has to control the Tiga Abdul, the other two are state exco member Abdul Malik Abul Kassim and PKR state election director Mustapa Kamal and avoid from being pulled by the nose by the trio.
It will not be easy for Dr Mansor as the Tiga Abdul is so powerful in PKR Penang that they can “fire” whoever they don’t like and “appoint” those who are in their good book.
“This is the reality in PKR,” former Kedah AMK chief Zamil Ibrahim said.
“It also happened in Kedah where your contributions and loyalty are not appreciated.
“Everyone in the party is fighting for self-interest and Anwar is only interested to be the Prime Minister,” the party’s former Pokok Sena division chief A. Jayagopal told me when I met him sometime ago.
Like Umno, PKR is also in the brink of extinction if the party does not change and reform.
The Tiga Abdul In PKR Penang May 31, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, Malaysian Politic, Penanti ByElection, Storm In Pakatan.Tags: Malaysian Story, The Three Stooges of Penang
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It tickles me when someone told me that there is this TIGA ABDUL in PKR Penang. It reminds of the famous slapstick series titled The Three Stooges, famous back in the 70s.
For the comedy episode in TIGA ABDUL, the actors are state PKR chairman Datuk Mohamad Zahrain Hashim, PKR works secretary Abdul Malik Abul Kassim who is also a state exco member and the party’s state election director Mustapa Kamal, all three are known to me.
Zahrain, Mo in the case of the Three Stooges, leads this Malay version of the Three Stooges.
The Tiga Abdul roles are not hilarious by the way. They play with power, force members and other leaders in the party to bow to their demands and sack dissents.
They would ask leaders whom are not aligned to them to sign letters demanding them to relinquish their posts, albeit not at their own will, so that they could appoint their friends.
This was what happened to former PKR Jelutong division chairman Zarus Yusof and his deputy.
They were sacked for not giving in to demands of the Tiga Abdul. I was informed that in this case, Mustapa Kamal or known as Pak Mus, is a Yes Man to the other two.
There is truth in what Kak Min said in the media over the past three days. She claimed that Zahrain also humiliated her.
Well, the politics in PKR is dirty, smelly and stinking. They always condemned Barisan or Umno but they fail to see their own backyard which is full of filth and grime.
Zahrain is a famous figure in Penang but for the bad reasons. He was famous for creating phantom members in Tanjung Umno division so that he could maintain his position as the division chief.
Tan Sri Khalid Sulaiman who was state Umno liaison secretary at the time was instructed to clean up Tanjung Umno membership list.
Zahrain had used the identity of dead persons, schoolchildren to create phantom members.
I hope Zahrain will not sue me for telling the truth.
Kak Min Versus Zahrain May 29, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, Penanti ByElection, Storm In Pakatan.Tags: Aminah Abdullah, Malaysian Story, Penanti By Election
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ndependent candidate Aminah Abdullah, 56, will defend her dignity and the truth at all costs as she has nothing to fear.
“I maybe poor and a woman but I will defend my dignity at all costs,” Aminah or known as Kak Min said when referring to her spat with Penang PKR chief Datuk Zahrain Mohamad Hashim.
Kak Min said Zahrain is an iron-fist leader and would victimise whoever is against him.
For the record, Zahrain was former Tanjung Umno division chief in the 90s where the issue of phantom-members was widespread during his tenure as the division chief.
He was also the Penang Port executive chairman when he was holding the political post where the port management was investigated for embezzling public funds.
He was also probed by the then Anti-Corruption Agency for buying a yacht for his personal use and to entertain his friends.
Kak Min said the state PKR information youth chief also threatened to slap her face for revealing Zahrain’s inability and iron-fist rule as well as for defending others who were victimised by Zahrain to Anwar Ibrahim and Wan Azizah.
“Zahrain will sack whoever obstruct his path. The victims include former Jelutong division chief Zarus Yusof,” he said.
Instead of resolving the problem I brought up to state party leaders, they orchestrated a conspiracy to throw Kak Min and to shut her mouth.
“They filed 11 charges against me and I was asked to defend myself,” she said.
Kak Min said state exco member Law Choo Kiang was asked to preside over Kak Min’s case and Law was shocked as Law knew Kak Min personally and her hardwork.
The case did not have merit and no action was taken against Kak Min until today.
So, who is telling the truth? Kak Min or Zahrain?
Kak Min To PKR: “Go Ahead And Sue Me” May 28, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, Penanti ByElection, Storm in Perak.Tags: Aminah Abdullah, Cheah Kah Peng, Lim Eng Nam, Malaysian Story, Penanti By Election
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“Go ahead and sue me,” that was the immediate response of Aminah Abdullah or better known as Kak Min, the independent candidate contesting in the Penanti by-election to Parti Keadilan Rakyat election director Saifuddin Nasution.
Kak Min who is former Penang PKR Wanita Chief was responding to Saiifuddin’s threat to take legal action against Kak Min if she does not apologize and retract her allegations made against PKR that she was offered the Penang Deputy Chief Minister 1 post if she wins and rejoin PKR.
Kak Min also claimed that two PKR leaders, Cheah Kah Peng, and Lim Eng Nam who admitted meeting Kak Min at her house on May 13, had also offered her the Penang Municical Council chief post if she withdrew from the contest.
A sum of RM80,000 was also on the table to compensate Kak Min for what she had spent so far in preparing for the by-election.
“I am telling the truth and I have nothing to fear or hide. Infact, they have not served the notice demanding for the apology and retraction to me until now (12pm on May 27),” Kak Min said.
I believe Kak Min was telling the truth about PKR and the man named Anwar Ibrahim. Otherwise he would not have revealed the stinking truth about PKR leaders as it would be too costly for her if the matter is dragged in court.
No one would want to be grilled for more than 12 hours over two days by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) if they are not telling the truth. The fact that Kak had volunteered to give evidence and endure the 12-hopur interrogation showed that she was sincere and telling the truth.
The courageous Kak Min had also disclosed how she was humiliated by her PKR state chief Datuk Zahrain Hashim in full view of the public.
“I hope Zahrain still remember the incident in Jawi, Nibong Tebal,” she said.
I guess she was referring to PKR’s service centre in Jawi, the house owned by Tan Tee Beng, the lazy Batu Kawan MP who was declared a bankrupt over contra share issues.
She reported the matter to Anwar Ibrahim and the then PKR president Wan Azizah who is Anwar’s wife, but no action was taken against Zahrain.
Instead of action against Zahrain, Anwar, Wan Azizah and Zahrain concocted a story against Kak Min and filed 11 charges against Kak Min which Kak Min refused to disclose.
Kak Min said she had enough of PKR and the antics. She quit PKR last year.
“I quit because I lost faith in the leadership. Anwar and PKR have deviated from their original struggles. It is all bogged down with personal interests and power struggles.
“Have you ever heard them shouting Reformasi now,” Kak Min asked.
Another Stinking Revelation About Anwar May 25, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, Penanti ByElection.Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Story, Penanti By Election
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THE truth about Anwar Ibrahim is that he is not remorseful over his past sins and misdeeds.
Power, money, command and psyche war are his political games. You name it and he is good at it. But he is not regretful and would not repent over what he has done to other people and the country.
The latest expose about Anwar was made by his former Wanita state chief, Aminah Abdullah, at her election bangsal (makeshift election centre) in Kubang Ulu, Bukit Mertajam, just couple of hours ago.
Aminah who is contesting the Penanti by-election revealed that Anwar had sent two PKR state leaders to offer her the Deputy Chief Minister 1 post, left vacant by Mohamed Fairus Khairudin, if she withdrew from the by-election.
The former PKR Penang Wanita chief said the two leaders met her at her house in Jelutong on May 13 about noon.
“I have all the evidence in CD and will distribute to the media soon to tell the people the truth about this man named Anwar Ibrahim,” she said.
Aminah accompanied by her husband Mohd Rofi and her eldest daughter Hernanie, 25, said she was also offered the Penang Municipal Coucil president’s post if she won in the by-election and PKR’s candidate Dr Mansor Othman lost.
She said she was also offered RM80,000 in compensation for the monies she had so far spent as preparations for the by-election.
Aminah said her family members were witnesses to the meeting between her and the two PKR leaders and had recorded the full meeting which lasted about three hours.
She said the same leaders also met her again twice after that, one at her house and another at an office in Seberang Jaya within a week.
“The offer was made as they claim that Dr Mansor is a weak and unpopular leader and might lose in the by-election,” she added.
Well, this is not a conspiracy as always claimed by the boy who cries wolves. This is the truth and another painful revelation about Anwar.
He claims to promote good governance, transparency, justice and blah, blah, blah and all sorts of grandmother stories.
He condemned Barisan Nasional and the Government for money politics and cronyism..
Well, use your head and astute wisdom and thoughts when you make judgment about Anwar.
Zahid Being Pulled By The Nose By Umno Warlords In Penang May 18, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, Penanti ByElection, UMNO.Tags: Datuk Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid, Malaysian Story, Penanti By Election, UMNO Penang
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LEAVE PENANTI OUT. This is my second advice to Umno leadership not to contest in the Penanti by-election.
What is Umno actually trying to achieve if the party decides to field a candidate in the by-election?
To make self-elected Penanti by-election director Datuk Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid who is also Permatang Pauh division chief richer I guess.
Generally, everyone in Penanti, and Jalil himself for that matter, knows very well that Umno does not even stand a chance to win the by-election. It is a forgone case to be exact.
I am willing to put my money that Umno will lose “pants down.”
Speculations are rife that Jalil’s secretary Rohaizat Othman, 38, a lawyer, is the likely Umno candidate for the by-election. What a joke!
I wonder if the party’s Penang Umno liaison chief Datul Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had done his homework about the chronic condition and state of affairs of Penang Umno and Permatang Pauh.
My question is did Zahid really meet the people, the pak ciks and mak ciks in the kampungs, to listen their views and grouses or he was listening to a few rotten Umno leaders who are lazy but power crazy.
I am speechless when I saw Zahid’s new line-up when he announced his new committee members.
It is not new at all. His line-up is dominated by has beens, unwanted, scumbags and people who have failed Umno in the past.
Zahid re-appointed Datuk Azhar Ibrahim as his secretary, Datuk Musa Sheikh Fazir (information chief) and Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop (treasurer), key positions in the his committee.
Doesn’t he know that these people are Pak Lah cronies and buddies.
Is Zahid really listening to the voices of the people and doing what he is supposed to do, i.e. to reform the party.
I was told that Zahid is being pulled by the nose by Umno warlords like Musa and Azhar to bend over to their demands.
I have been forewarned about this and true enough my prediction was correct. Please refer to my earlier posting titled Umno Scumbags in Penang.
It looks like Najib will be talking alone non-stop about reforms and changes he wants in the party while his lieutenants continue to play deaf and dumb and shoot rubber bullets at the enemy.
Does Anwar Really Care About PAS? May 6, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, By Election, Penang, Penanti ByElection.Tags: Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Story, PKR's Political Strategy
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WILL PAS help their comrades in Pakatan Keadilan Rakyat to win the Penanti by-election should the former fail to field a candidate?
PAS leaders in Penang are unhappy that their voices are not heard by the party’s top policy-making body, the so-called Dewan Syura Ulama.
They even claimed that the Dewan Syura Ulama is more than willing to lend ears to Anwar Ibrahim than their own leaders and members in deciding who should contest in the by-election.
Penang PAS deputy commissioner Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa is on fire when he told reporters at a Press conference that PKR had betrayed the trust of their supporters and is going against their own principles of democracy, transparency and good governance.
The sudden resignation of Fairus Khairuddin as Penanti assembly without good and valid reasons showed that PKR did not put importance on the support and voices of the people in Penanti.
“It is an act of betrayal. How can Fairus resign as and when he likes,” Mujahid said.
In short, what he is trying to say is that the seat does not belong to Fairus personally or PKR to inherit.
In fact, former Penang PAS youth leader Mohd Hafiz Mohd Nordin had made his stance clear before resigning from the post last week.
Mohd Hafiz was among the most vocal state leaders that want the party to contest in the by-election.
The question is, does Anwar bother or care much about the fuss the PAS leaders are making?
Anwar is busy lining up a series of by-elections by asking PKR state assembly representatives in constituencies he would determine to resign to gauge the people’s support for him before the next general election.
He has decided where these by-elections should be held, his battle plans and the effects of the by-elections.
HE HAS NEVER GIVEN UP HOPE TO BE THE PRIME MINISTER.
The recent reshuffle in the PKR leadership made by Anwar will lead to more by-elections to accommodate news leaders appointed by Anwar.
We must remember that Anwar is a master in political strategy and a guru in the divide and rule stratagem.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has to make his moves fast. He must be well-informed by his political advisors on Anwar’s game or he will be history in the next general election.
Why Barisan Should Forget About Penanti May 4, 2009
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THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL. Barisan Nasional will lose if the party decides to contest in the Penang by-election.
Have we forgotten how Anwar Ibrahim embarrassed Barisan and Pak Lah with an even greater majority when he won the Permatang Pauh by-election in August last year.
The PKR de-facto leader was returned to Parliament with a majority of 15,671 votes, exceeding the 13,388-vote majority won by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in the March 8 general election.
Anwar garnered 31,195 votes to beat Barisan candidate Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah, who polled 15,524 votes, while Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia candidate Hanafi Hamat lost his RM15,000 deposit after getting only 92 votes. There were 447 spoilt votes.
Our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had said that Barisan might not contest in the Penanti by-election as it would waste a lot of money, time and energy.
Tun Mahathir said Barisan should contest as the party should not disappoint its supporters in Penanti. For once, I don’t agree with Tun as Tun might not be aware the sentiments in Permatang Pauh or Penanti itself for that matter.
Let me tell you why Barisan should keep Penanti out.
The Malays are split with mostly supporting PKR. The Chinese voters too are not supporting Barisan as they want a change in the Government. They do not mind the gamble by changing government as gambling is thick in their blood and culture.
Permatang Pauh Umno is in disarray. Backbiting and infighting is still widespread in the division. It’s chief Datuk Abdul Jall Abdul Majid is a warlord in the division. No one can go against his words.
It is an open-secret that he and Seberang Jaya state assemblyman Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah cannot see eye-to-eye. Arif is being suppressed by Abdul Jalil and the latter wrote a five-page complaint letter about Arif to Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, who was Second Finance Minister then. Nor Yakcop is Tasek Gelugor MP and chair the state’s MTEN.
There was a long-list of money politics made against Abdul Jalil and the complaint letter was faxed to Tengku Ahmad Rithaauddeen who chairs the Umno disciplinary board but no action was taken against Abdul Jalil until today. I was told that two of the committee members in the board are Abdul Jalil’s close buddies.
Five committee members in the division, including vice-chairman and youth chief, staged a walkout during a meeting to set up its election machinery on April 21. They demanded Abdul Jalil to close ranks with Arif , Datuk Ahmad Saad and Datuk Pirdaus Ismail for the sake of unity. Abdul Jalil had left these three important leaders when he named his new line-up after winning the division chairman’s post. He even refused to invite them to sit as committee members in the machinery.
Abdul Jalil had named himself as the election director during the meeting. Ke knew very well that millions will be channelled directly to him for the by-election. He was also the Permatang Pauh by-election director where he received RM6mil from the party’s state treasury Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman.
He gave peanuts (RM200k) to Arif who was contesting against Anwar in the Mother Of All By-Elections and pocketed the rest
Except Ariif Shah, no Barisan leaders, especially from Umno, have done anything to show their sincerity and commitment or to be close to the people in Permatang Pauh after last year’s March 8 general election. People have totally lost faith in Umno Permatang Pauh. No amount of plea, prayers and money can win their hearts now.
Believe me, Barisan will lose “pants down” if the party contests in the by-election. And as long as Najib let Abdul Jalil to reign in Permatang Pauh, it will be a long battle for Umno to recoup the elusive Permatang Pauh and Penanti.
Below are some statistics to proof my hypothesis on the voting trend and why Barisan should leave out Penanti this time. Let us analysis and ponder.
Permatang Pauh by-election result
UMNO Scumbags In Penang April 22, 2009
Posted by malaysianstory in A New Chapter, Penang, Penanti ByElection, UMNO.Tags: Malaysian Story, UMNO Penang
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We have a bunch of shamed and mortified Umno leaders in Penang who are lazier than donkeys but power craze like monkeys.
They have ganged up and issued a threat to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to appoint the state new Umno chairman of their choose or risked being boycotted if Najib selects a candidate of his choice.
They had held unofficial meetings to pick their own candidate for the post. I was informed that they want Bukit Mertajam Umno division chief Datuk Musa Sheikh Fadzir who is also the Aseania Group chairman.
We know whom Musa is aligned to. Non other than our failed and disgraced ex-Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who carried the image of ulamak but a scoundrel in reality.
I will elaborate to you later why I called him a scoundrel.
Musa has most Umno division chairmen in Penang to support him. Among the culprits who came up with the idea to issue the threat and boycott are Permatang Pauh Umno head Datuk Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid, Azhar Ibrahim (Opposition leader who is also Penang Umno secretary), Shahbudin Yahaya (Tasek Gelugor chief), Omar Fuadzar (Bukit Gelugor and Musa”s cousin), Datuk Rahim Saibo (Bayan Lepas), Datuk Nordin Kassim (Batu Kawan) and Datuk Ahmad Ibni Hajar (Tanjung).
These Umno blokes did not even lift their fingers to do anything after Penang was seized by Pakatan-Rakyat in the last general election.
In fact, none of them, except Seberang Jaya and Sungai Bakap state assemblymen, had done anything until today to plot or draw up strategies to re-coup Penang from PR.
They are acting as warlords in their own divisions. They even pressured Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop to appoint them as committee members in the state MTEN and for that, they now received RM500,000 annual grant each from the PM’s Department to organise their own programmes.
While Najib is making relentless efforts to WALK his TALK, this bunch of Umno scumbags are merely talking on how to plot strategy to enrich themselves and cling on to power as long as they live.
They deserve nothing but a boot out from Najib. Najib has to be tough and firm with these scumbags. He has to discipline them or the people will discipline him.
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