By Gomen Man | March 06, 2012
The Malaysian Insider
MARCH 6 — Is it a coincidence that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tun Daim Zainuddin have suddenly taken to being cheerleaders of Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Umno?
Isn’t it a sad day when the prime minister has to rely on a former prime minister whose legacy is in tatters and a former finance minister who was more of a wheeler-dealer than a stellar minister for his affirmation?
Wasn’t it not too long ago that Mahathir was telling everyone who would listen that Umno was corrupt from top to bottom? In addition, it is an open secret that in private meetings he has chastised the indecisiveness of the Najib administration, the “leakages” and the grabby mentality of the politically-connected.
But apparently the man famous for bringing down leaders as opposed to nurturing them did not want to take down Najib ala Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi because he knows that any move to weaken Najib will only benefit his nemesis: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
And nothing gives Mahathir and Daim the shivers more than the thought of Pakatan Rakyat coming to power and Anwar being the PM!
They believe that Anwar will want to settle scores and will open up files and set up commissions to investigate Mahathir and Daim, both the main players in Malaysia’s privatisation and skewed implementation of the NEP.
So everything has to be done to shore up Najib and Umno and that is why the old tag team is now out there telling us all sorts of rubbish about Umno and the prime minister.
Daim’s interview with Utusan was laughable especially the part where he said that Najib was ready to take off and lead the country to great heights! So what has he been doing since March 2009? Daydreaming?
Daim is a sought after commentator because apparently he predicted correctly that Pakatan Rakyat would make big gains in 2008. Well, so did Anwar.
In the midst of the 2008 campaign, Anwar said that Pakatan would win at least 75 parliamentary seats.
Latest reports show that the opposition will do just as well or even slightly better and that has got the old foxes Mahathir and Daim worried.
The last thing they want is a thorough examination of their deeds in office. So they will promote Najib and corrupt Umno to the hilt.