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Nazri Says Dr Mahathir Blackmailing Umno

Posted by St Low
Wednesday, 21 May 2008 09:28
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (Bernama) -- The decision by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to quit Umno is deemed as blackmailing the party, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz said Tuesday. "Nobody, no matter how big he is, has the right to use dirty tactics to bring down a person who is democratically elected," he said in reference to Dr Mahathir's move to unseat Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Umno president with his decision to quit Monday. "It's not something that we condone and it's undemocratic; that's blackmailing the party," he said at the Parliament lobby when asked to comment on Dr Mahathir's decision to leave the party. Dr Mahathir announced Monday that he had resigned as an Umno member with immediate effect together with his wife, Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali, saying that he had lost confidence in the leadership of Abdullah as the party president and would return to Umno only after Abdullah had stepped down or was no longer the prime minister. Dr Mahathir, who had led Umno and the country for 22 years, also suggested that branch and divisional leaders in the party resign as well as a signal for Abdullah to step down as party president before the Umno elections in December. Abdullah has stated that he would contest the president's post in the forthcoming Umno elections. Asked whether Umno would accept the former prime minister back if he wanted to rejoin the party in future, Mohamed Nazri said party leaders would decide on the matter when the time came. "This is democracy. Nobody (in Umno) asked him to leave, he is no longer a child. I am sure he has given it thought and still wants to leave," he said. Earlier, Members of Parliament (MPs) from Umno expressed their solid support for Abdullah as party president and gave the assurance that they would not leave Umno. The statement of support was made at a special one-hour meeting Tuesday with the prime minister when the Parliament sitting broke for lunch. Asked if Dr Mahathir's decision to quit Umno meant that he had cut ties with the party, Mohamed Nazri said it was not fair to pose such a question to him or other Umno members. "Don't ask me ... ask him," he said in reference to Dr Mahathir. "We did not sack him, so it is not fair to ask us in Umno because we did not leave Umno. He (Dr Mahathir) left Umno," he said. Asked whether Dr Mahathir's son and Jerlun MP Datuk Mukhriz had attended the special meeting with the prime minister, Mohamed Nazri said he was not sure of that. He said he hoped that the media would not put pressure on or force Mukhriz into a difficult situation over his father's move. -- BERNAMA Comments (18) ... written by tano, May 21, 2008 09:34:20 The very reason mahathir left umno was because of people like nazri!!! big mouth with small brain report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +15 ... written by technoboy, May 21, 2008 09:36:23 The kettle calling the pot black, both are the same. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +26 ... written by cwy, May 21, 2008 09:44:34 Stupid minister! Don't you see Mahathir couldn't think and speak properly nowadays? After retiring as PM, he fantasies that his cronies ( you are one of them ) are still treating him like a king and be grateful to him for the position and wealth he has created for you. You are as cruel as he was, leaving him alone to die in disgrace! report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +17 ... written by cicakman, May 21, 2008 11:21:35 Mr.Racist. What are you talking about.Are you planning to be PM? Do you know, we malaysian dont like you at all. You are racist. You always talk nonsense. BN MP's always dont like you. You just wait, your days are counted. Dont talk rubbish. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +13 ... written by InEffective, May 21, 2008 11:28:57 What a wonderful exhibition of the intellect the prevails in our ministerial ranks. Malaysia truly - is blessed with such outstanding wisdom. Oh we are so .. destined for greatness, being led by such talent. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +3 ... written by grant, May 21, 2008 11:58:07 nazri, diam saje la... mulut hang tu banyak busuk lor... lu punya mulut ingat sama i macam pungguk ayam lor.. lagi busuk, lagi tak boleh tutup, lagi cakap bodoh (orang inggeris panggil talk cock sing song)... report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +7 ... written by smpadayachi, May 21, 2008 12:03:30 botak Padang Rengas..cantik betul lah lu..before you made sure our people don't get what they deserve, and now like a lalang apa kau nak bebel?..sudah lah botak racist..everything that comes from your mouth resembles like the other end..maksudnyer duboq kau. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +8 ... written by chanatak, May 21, 2008 12:05:20 No one can blackmail you if you have nothing worth blackmailing in the first place lah. So now you are admitting that TDM has many secrets about you guys and you are worried he is going to expose them? Tell you a secret. the only way to beat the blackmailer is to confess and reveal all the secrets yourself. That way, you immediately break the blackmailer's hold over you. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +7 ... written by joeawk, May 21, 2008 12:59:32 In his last days, that is how he behaves. Just ignore him. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +4 ... written by Jun Jan, May 21, 2008 13:29:39 why the double standard? if this is not the mother of all reasons to use their oh-so-favourite ISA on the BIG-daddy-M, i donno when is. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +3 ... written by omarkhayyam, May 21, 2008 14:43:23 Naz, during TDM's time i hardly heard or known u but since TDM departure ur more vocal than a vocalist can be or by the way .... i also noticed u have toned down abit since GE12 .... any special reason ? report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +1 ... written by harmanamri, May 21, 2008 15:04:13 Hey guys, be fair to Nazri. He is a politician. It is his right to make a political comment concerning Mahathir's political action. As far as political comments go, his latest remarks are measured and moderate. And what's wrong with "toning down" after GE12? What's wrong with listening to the voice of the people and responding to them?? report abuse vote down vote up Votes: -2 ... written by cllim123, May 21, 2008 16:04:00 Famous last words : "If you are not happy, you can go to the polls." But then you already knew there was the cancellation of indellible ink, so how to vote you out? Now that the indelible ink also has a saga to tell, see how long you stay in office. Go rakyat go! report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +1 ... written by donplay, May 21, 2008 17:53:56 You can only blackmail someone if he has committed a big crime or has something to hide. So, what has Nazi & UMNO done that Firaun can blackmail them about? If you are innocent, then Walk Tall. If you are guilty, wait the hangman's noose!! report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +1 ... written by residentsniper, May 21, 2008 20:45:54 Nazri is a dirty little bugger, make no mistake about that. Well, since we're on that subject, the old man was, and still is, a dirty old man too anyway. So dirty commenting on dirty, sigh, what have the world come to? report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0 ... written by Fernz, May 22, 2008 01:52:03 Half of the Umno MPs, led by Badawi, should get together with PR and form the Federal Government. http://fernzjoefernandez.blogspot.com report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +1 ... written by Bluechip, May 22, 2008 11:57:30 Umno's blackmailing their self collectively. Its really hard for Umno's to advocates on this that is "self black mailing." When Umno lost momentum, Umno said they was sabotage, black mailing, and etc. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0 ... written by sonofman0, May 22, 2008 12:20:23 No one need fear blackmail by another if there are no skeletons in the other's closet. So, I do not think the other should be too worried about being blackmailed. report abuse vote down vote up Votes: +0 Write comment This content has been locked. You can no longer post any comment. You must be logged in to a comment. Please register if you do not have an account yet.

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