Yesterday, former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir blogged that the Bersih 3.0 rally was a “preparation” and “warm-up” by Pakatan Rakyat for violent demonstrations to reject the results of the 13th general election should the opposition fail to win it.
He said: “Their defeat will be followed by violent demonstrations that will go on and on so that the election results are rejected and a new government is put in place, that is approved by the opposition.
“After that, they will attempt to hold an election again that they can manipulate.”
Mahathir must hold the Malaysian record of having made the most number of outrageous and preposterous statements in his political life, before, during and after his 22-year premiership (1981-2003) but what he blogged yesterday must rank as among his most outrageous and preposterous statements.
It was a complete figment of his imagination as there is no truth or basis whatsoever – like Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s ludicrous allegation that Bersih 3.0 was an Opposition coup d’etat attempt to topple the government (an idea probably inspired by the discredited Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Noor) when all that the peaceful protestors were armed with, if at all, were salt and water bottles to protect themselves against any indiscriminate police teargas and chemically-lacked water cannon.
Apart from Mahathir diehards who will accept and support whatever outrageous and preposterous statements made by the former premier, two immediate and foremost reactions among thinking and rational Malaysians to Mahathir’s blog yesterday must be either to fume and rage at his vile statement or to dismiss it as a sign of senility.
Mahathir is not senile as there is a dangerous pattern and design behind his blog yesterday, which is undoubtedly his most irresponsible and reckless statement since stepping down as Prime Minister nine years ago.
Instead of raging and fuming over Mahathir’s blog, may be Malaysians should commiserate with him.
Unlike Najib and the other UMNO leaders, Mahathir seems to have realized the full import and implications of the Bersih 3.0 rally with some 200,000 to 300,000 Malaysians, regardless of race, religion, class, region, gender or age, coming out peacefully for a common national cause for a clean election and a clean Malaysia despite all the high-powered and futile campaign in the past month to vilify and demonise Bersih 3.0 and Pakatan Rakyat.
After Bersih 3.0, the writing on the wall has become clearer – that UMNO and Barisan Nasional can be voted out of power in Putrajaya by the Malaysian electorate in the 13th general election!
This realization has created in Mahathir a new sense of desperation reflected not only by his blog yesterday but also his scare-mongering in Kedah last week that the defeat of UMNO in the next general election would be akin to Malays losing political power in their own country.
Mahathir should know that it is not true that the Malays will lose political power with the defeat of UMNO, as replacing UMNO and Barisan Nasional in Putrajaya will be the Pakatan Rakyat comprising PKR, PAS and DAP; and the new Prime Minister will be Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim instead of Najib.
What is evident is that Mahathir has a personal stake in the outcome in the next general elections as to cause him to do his utmost, including concocting lies and falsehoods that Bersih 3.0 was a “warm-up” by Pakatan Rakyat for violent demonstrations to reject the results of the next elections if the Opposition should fail it or that the Malays will lose political power in their own country if UMNO is defeated.
What is Mahathir’s personal stake in the next general election?
Could it be that it has sunk in on him after the Bersih 3.0 rally that UMNO and Barisan Nasional can be voted out of power in Putrajaya in the next general election, and this meant that the long list of financial scandals and abuses of power in his 22 years as Prime Minister could finally be the subject of a full inquiry and he is doing his utmost to prevent the full story of his 22-year premiership from being told?
Hopefully if PK wins the GE13 he will not run amok, together with all the scum in umno.
Bila UMNO hilang kuasa, orang Melayu akhirnya boleh kutip hutang dari Mahathir dan kroni-kroni dia..Yang rugi baling banyak Mahathir dan kroni-kroninya..
Mahathir has single handedly brought Malaysia into the drain and it is an utter disgrace for him, an old man now about to breath his last and yet spewing every evil intend of instigating violence.
Tell me in which country your police chief dare to punch the daylight out of your deputy prime minister unless he has the green from the PRIME MINISTER?
Mahathir is a violent man, his expertise is ” slashing you with another person’s knife”. Yes, he is now an old man but still VIOLENT nonetheless!!!!!!!!!!!
He has great fear of going to jail if PR is voted into power. That is why he comes up with such baseless allegation to deter people from casting their votes to PR.
Judgement day! MMK has nightmare of it, altho botak son plans 2 b Kedah CM
MMK would rather welcome d Mayan Prophecy on 21.12.2012
If PR captures Putrajaya In the next GE,this bloody mamak from Kerala will be among the first ones to be dragged to court and dumped into prison.No wonder he is now desperately trying to do all the nonsensical scaremongering in the Malay heartland hoping to avert the situation.Anyway a lot of people are waiting for that day to come so that they can celebrate by firing crackers,clashing cymbals,striking gongs,beating drums,dancing and jumping for joy.
First the EC said that the 92% who voted to clean up electoral roll does not know what they are talking about.
Now Mahathir said BERSIH is DIRTY…want to overthrow the Govt. through violent demonstrations.
That’s the world class democratic country ..Najib is talking about…we are
living in.
Commiserate with him?
Oh, yes, poor old man. May the Almighty forgive his soul and grant him peace.
Mahathir , as evidenced by his recent actions, is clearly desperate. It is no fun being Mahathir these days! As the days go by he see the prospect of Anwar assuming the premiership getting more real. This certainly brings him no pleasure, it definitely does not delight him.
Seeing his deep wish to see his son getting nearer to the premiership likely to be dashed must have pained him immensely, any wonder why he has to come out making all these ridiculous statements?
He lives long because his Maker has postponed and ain’t prepared to meet him as yet in fear that he may cause trouble even over there!
Lucifer has appointed him to capture Malaysians to worship him.
Najib has shown to Lucifer his style of insulting Lucifer’s rival by going to the mosque and tell half truths.
It’s a fight between the Good Vs Evil.
Right now….Evil never intend to play a fair game.
The signs are clear.
Somehow….TRUTHS will always win.
Check out world events and witness TRUTHS wins all.
///Yesterday, former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir blogged that the Bersih 3.0 rally was a “preparation” and “warm-up” by Pakatan Rakyat for violent demonstrations to reject the results of the 13th general election should the opposition fail to win it.
He said: “Their defeat will be followed by violent demonstrations that will go on and on so that the election results are rejected and a new government is put in place, that is approved by the opposition.
“After that, they will attempt to hold an election again that they can manipulate.”///
Mamakthir has just described what UMNO would do if it loses the GE 13. They did it in 1969. But in those days corruption was not known to be rampant, and it was quite simple to tell UMNO supporters that the few cars running on the roads mostly belong to non-Malays. But now destroying cars on the streets would no longer serve the racist target, so is burning houses; but those who conduct such thuggish act would want payment up front! May 13 is no longer the solution to retaining power. So Mamakthir had to invoke fear. But there is no guarantee that Najib would not find an excuse and declare emergency rule.
Pakatan Rakyat should not give BN an excuse to declare emergency rule!