Tun mengulas tentang mengenang budi pemimpin lama.

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Saya sering menjengah blog Tun. Kupasan dari Tun memberi makna yang mendalam. Posting Tun yang terbaru tentang Mengenang Budi Pemimpin Lama jadikan saya sedikit terharu.

Bukan Abdullah sahaja yang menentang Tun suatu masa dahulu. Musa Hitam masih hidup. Shahrir masih hidup. Radzi masih bernyawa. Saya tidak percaya ketiga-tiga mereka sekadar bertenggek ditepi gantang kabinet Abdullah. Masakan mereka lupa dendam Team B.

Dimana-mana pun, kita dapat melihat bad loser dengan ragam mereka. Abdullah adalah bad loser yang nyata. Dendam lama tidak pernah padam disebalik muka alim. Bila Abdullah, Musa, Shahrir dan Radzi berpakat, ragam bad loser jelas menyerlah. Kalau tidak, tidak akan terkeluar kata-kata "Duri sudah keluar" dari mulut Musa, waktu mengulas perletakan keahlian Tun dari UMNO.

Kita terkeliru antara duri dan daging. Yang sudi mengkaji, akan faham kerenah Abdullah, Musa, Shahrir dan Radzi. Mereka adalah bad loser, dalam perspektif duri dan daging, mereka adalah daging busuk. Maaf.

Merujuk tulisan Tun Dr Mahathir dalam : MENGENANG BUDI PEMIMPIN LAMA

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Radzi Sheikh Ahmad: The last news on him was 30th April 2008

The monkeys strike back
Aliran Monthly, Malaysia - Apr 30, 2008
But the excluded Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad resigned as Umno Secretary-General while Rafidah Aziz’s departure led to public disagreement with Azalina Othman ...

First session a total waste of time, says Hishammuddin
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Apr 30, 2008
Kangar MP Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad said most people wanted to be in the news since it was the first day of the session. He believed things would ...


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Shaken and stirred

INSIGHT
By JOCELINE TAN

The aftershocks of the political tsunami are still being felt and now the main concern of Umno politicians is the speculation of Barisan Nasional MPs crossing to the other side.

UMNO Youth politicians arriving for their meeting on Tuesday were surprised to see a big crowd on the ground floor of the Umno headquarters.

Their meetings rarely attract much attention but the agenda that afternoon involved a letter Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir had written to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi about the results of the elections, asking him to assume responsibility and step down.

As things turned out, Mukhriz got off with what amounted to a tap on the wrist at the end of the three-hour meeting.

There was mixed reaction from those around the table when the matter was opened up for discussion.

Some said he was wrong. They said that although he spoke in his capacity as the newly-elected Jerlun MP, he was “still wearing the uniform of Umno Youth” and should not have broken rank.

Others agreed that what he said “reflected the voices on the ground” but that the forum he used was inappropriate.

They told him that the strength of the party also lies in defending the leadership and while it was his right to express his views of the president, he should not have resorted to a letter that became public property after it was published in mykmu.net, a pro-Mahathir website.

Mukhriz admitted that he had written the letter, and he stood by its contents, but he had not leaked it to the public.

Those present then agreed that what he had written was his personal view but since he was not responsible for its circulation on the Internet, no action would be taken against him.

It was, as the wing’s executive secretary Datuk Rahman Dahlan said, “a sign of the times”.

The wing’s leadership knew that punishing Mukhriz would be counterproductive and Umno Youth would be seen as trying to bury its head in the sand

“The rules have changed. When we tell people you can’t criticise the PM like that, they tell you in the face, ‘Who said so?’ But we really love this party so we decided to take what Mukhriz told us at face value. We decided to treat it as a headline, here today and gone tomorrow,” he said.

But the issue has not gone away. Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has urged Umno division heads to hold EGMs in their respective divisions to discuss the party’s electoral setbacks.

The politician prince has been holding court on the issue. On Wednesday, he spoke at such length during a press conference at his Kota Baru house that the video clip of what he said had to be posted on the Internet in three parts.

His own Gua Musang division is holding its EGM next month but no other division has followed suit as yet.

There is no doubt that what Tengku Razaleigh and Mukhriz are saying is resonating among people inside and outside Umno.

But their problem is that although Razaleigh knows what he is talking about, he is largely seen as a fringe voice in Umno.

He said he was willing to offer himself for the Umno presidency. But although still rosy-cheeked and glowing with health, he is, at 74, too old to take over.

Mukhriz, on his part, is regarded as rather too junior. He came into Umno Youth on a strong record of NGO work but some are still not sure whether what he is saying stems from his own conviction or that he is merely echoing his father’s sentiments.

As one of his Umno Youth colleagues said: “He has been active only in the last four years and most of that time he has spent defending his father. We are still not sure what he stands for.”

But basically, the true-blue Umno rank and file are quite convinced that any dramatic change in leadership at this juncture will further destabilise the party.

Said an Umno official: “We do not deny that Pak Lah is under pressure from all sides. But for the PM to step down at this point will only result in disarray and chaos in Umno as well as the Barisan. It’s the last thing we need right now.”

Abdullah, said the official, is a gentleman politician and he has no intention of clinging to power.

“Our priority now is to regain our bearings, rebuild our strength. The people sent out a very strong message to us. They have reached a threshold of tolerance about us and we are taking note of all this. We want to carry out a proper and thorough post-mortem on the election results and our performance. That will provide some basis to our future course of action for the party and the leadership.

“Pak Lah wants to restore Umno. Then, should there be a plan to reconsolidate the party in whatever way, he is prepared for the consequences,” said the official.

The one good thing that Abdullah has going for him to date is that the Cabinet he unveiled earlier this week can now get cracking. It is generally well accepted, barring some criticism about a number of appointments.

Getting the federal administration up and running will help ease some of the uncertainties surrounding the Government.

Abdullah’s situation is uncannily reminiscent of the one Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad faced in 1999 when Terengganu followed Kelantan into the arms of PAS. The then Premier had also been under great pressure to step down.

It was said that his falling out with his then Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainuddin resulted from the latter telling him that the two of them should resign because people out there wanted them to go.

But resigning was then not in Dr Mahathir’s vocabulary.

As in 1999, some in Umno are talking about postponing the Unmo elections due later this year. But key Umno officials say the polls will likely go on as scheduled.

Postponing it will only make the Umno rank and file even more restless and unhappy. After such a traumatic political experience, the Umno grassroots want to air their views, listen to what the leadership has to say and form some roadmap for the future.

The dust has yet to settle after the political tsunami.

Last Wednesday, one of Abdullah’s most trusted lieutenants Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad resigned as Umno and Barisan secretary-general while ousted Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Khir Toyo resigned as Selangor Umno chief.

The circle around Abdullah is feeling the heat, as is normal when things go seriously wrong.

His son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin has been hit the hardest. Khairy was the lightning rod for the opposition parties in their election campaign and he is now being blamed within the party as one of the causes for the Barisan’s poor showing.

He won well in Rembau but he has lost ground in the party. During the Umno Youth meeting on the Mukhriz issue, he sat there listening quietly, declining comment when it came to his turn to speak.

“It has been a terrible lesson for all of us and especially for Umno Youth, It is a sobering thought that the young Malay vote was not with us. It means we have failed and we have to take corrective action,” said Rahman.

But Umno’s greatest concern now revolves around speculation of Barisan MPs crossing to the other side.

Losing in five states and almost all of the Federal Territories is bad enough. They cannot imagine losing control over Parliament.

Political circles have been abuzz with speculation that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has already approached enough MPs to form a simple majority government and that none of them has yet to cross over because the would-be hoppers want to join a ruling coalition rather than the Opposition.

Besides, Anwar is waiting for his own ticket into Parliament when his ban on active politics ends on April 15. He has no intention of securing a majority in his favour but surrendering the Prime Minister post to, of all persons, PAS president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang.

The spectre of Anwar making a comeback is very real to some people. He speaks the populist language and he is still very much the consummate political animal. He was the cover story in the latest issue of Newsweek and the foreign media have proclaimed him as the big winner and even as the next Prime Minister.

However, said Kelantan politician Datuk Alwi Che Ahmad: “I don’t know why people are making such a big issue of our control over Parliament. Which do you think is more difficult – for us to get eight more MPs so as to have a two-thirds majority in Parliament or for them to get 30 MPs? Please give us more credit than that.”

Umno to gather intelligence on defection attempts

PUTRAJAYA: Umno will send out its members to gather intelligence on the Opposition's claims that some Barisan Nasional representatives are "crossing over".

The party's new secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor however warned the Opposition not to be "stupid enough" to instigate defections from Barisan.

"We have heard talk but we don't know for sure whether there are such attempts. As the newly appointed Umno secretary-general, I will send out our intelligence people to go to the ground and find out whether there is any truth to such claims.

"Our MPs and assemblymen know that BN and Umno are the only coalition and party for them," he told reporters after participating in the Maulidur Rasul (Prophet's birthday) celebrations at the Putra Mosque here Thursday.

Tengku Adnan was commenting on reports quoting Parti Keadilan Rakyat de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as saying that the party welcomed any Barisan assemblyman or MP wishing to cross over.

Anwar had also said that he had met several Barisan leaders during his visit to Sabah and Sarawak.

Tengku Adnan said if there were such attempts by the Opposition, then it only meant that they were trying to advantage of the apparently "gloomy outlook" for the coalition.

"But it is not a gloomy outlook for us. Our calculations show that Barisan still managed to garner some 51.2% of the votes.

"That means both Barisan and Umno are still relevant," he said.

Tengku Adnan said Barisan would focus on recapturing the five states - Kedah Penang, Perak, Selangor and Kelantan - as well as the seats in the Federal Territory that were lost to the Opposition in the recent general election.

"Maybe our component partners have been weak in these states or that there was infighting within the Umno divisions.

"We will conduct an in-depth analysis of all these places," he said, adding that the coalition has to come up with different approaches to reclaim the states lost.

"We have to start working immediately," he said.

On the spate of resignations by Umno leaders, particularly that of former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo as Selangor Umno and BN chairman, Tengku Adnan said they should realise that the party's interests should come above all and that they should instead work harder.

Asked if a lack of a Cabinet post would hinder his job as secretary-general, as hinted by his predecessor Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, Tengku Adnan said he would leave it to the Prime Minister to decide on the matter.

- the star online

Malaysia Ruling Party Official Quits

By JULIA ZAPPEI – 8 hours ago

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The secretary-general of Malaysia's ruling party quit his post Wednesday in the wake of the biggest election setback for the government in 51 years.

Mohammed Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, the top administrator of the United Malays National Organization party, announced his resignation a day after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dropped him from the new Cabinet.

Mohammed Radzi was home minister in the previous administration.

"I feel that I cannot work effectively anymore," Mohammed Radzi told reporters. He said he is also resigning his position as secretary-general of the 14-party National Front coalition, which is dominated by UMNO.

"I have done (my job) to the best of my abilities. My resignation is normal process of rejuvenation of the party ... so that the party becomes better and stronger, " he said.

He said he will remain in the party and continue to be a member of Parliament.

Mohammed Radzi is the first top level official in the either the National Front or UMNO to quit after the March 8 general elections. It was not clear if the move signaled cracks in the ruling party's unity, or whether he was forced out of the job by Abdullah.

Mohammed Radzi made the shock announcement about 30 minutes before the new 69-member Cabinet was sworn in Wednesday at the royal palace in the presence of the constitutional monarch King Mizan Zainal Abidin.

The new Cabinet has 16 new ministers in a major revamp of the government.

Abdullah dumped several old-guard politicians after the National Front, which has been in power since 1957, lost its traditional two-thirds majority in Parliament in the March 8 elections. It won 140 seats in the 222-member house.

Analysts blamed the election losses on Abdullah's failure to fulfill promises he made in 2003 after taking office to end corruption and ensure racial equality.

Some of his old ministers were even accused of fanning racial tensions between the majority Malays and the minority ethnic Chinese and Indians.

- AP

Tengku Adnan takes over sec-gen posts (4th update)

PUTRAJAYA: Former Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan Mansor will be the next Barisan and Umno secretary-general following the resignation of Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad this morning.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Tengku Adnan has accepted his offer, made Tuesday night.

Sources said the Putrajaya MP is qualified because he was the party's executive secretary for two years during Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's tenure as Prime Minister.

Abdullah, also the Umno president, was speaking at a press conference here Wednesday evening.

Radzi resigned as Barisan Nasional and Umno secretary-general, saying that his exclusion from the new Cabinet was a factor that would render him ineffective in the two posts.

Speaking to reporters at a press conference at the Putra World Trade Center, Radzi said he would not be able to perform effectively for a number of reasons.

"One of the reasons is because I was dropped from the Cabinet line-up, but there are various other reasons as well," he said, without going into specifics.

When asked if his exclusion from the Cabinet was an indication that he was no longer needed, Radzi said: "You could look at it that way if you want to."

He added that he was not pressured into resigning but admitted that pressure was part of a politician's life.

Radzi said his resignation should not be seen as a split within Umno or the work of certain factions, and he hoped that party members would accept his decision with an open heart and not speculate on it.

"This is a normal process. It is a process of rejuvenation for the party. Someone new will come in who will strengthen the party.

"I am not disappointed. In politics, you cannot be that way. Life goes on," he said.

Radzi said he called the Prime Minister Wednesday morning to convey his decision, which Abdullah accepted. He said he has also sent his resignation letter to Abdullah.

"He (Abdullah) did say however that he would continue to listen to my advice in the future. It has been a wonderful four years and I thank the leaders for placing their trust in me."

Radzi said he would continue to support the party as an MP and help the younger MPs to be effective wakil rakyat.

"One of the major complaints that I took note of during the recent campaigning period was that the people viewed our representatives as arrogant.

"The people said the representatives had never come to meet them although they had asked them to come a number of times. I feel this issue must be addressed."

The former Home Affairs Minister was dropped from the new Cabinet line-up announced by Abdullah on Tuesday.

He first contested in the 1982 general election when he won the Kangar parliamentary seat, and retained the seat in the 1986 general election.

The former Perlis state footballer later joined the now defunct Semangat 46 before rejoining Umno in 1990.

He was not picked to contest again until the 2004 general election, where he marked his comeback into active politics by regaining the Kangar seat, which he retained in the recent polls with a 13,671-vote majority.

Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, who was the Prime Minister's choice for Perlis Mentri Besar, named Radzi as one of two senior Umno members whom he accused as being responsible for him not being picked for the post.

Bintong assemblyman Datuk Dr Md Isa Sabu was sworn in as Mentri Besar earlier this week.

- the star online

A simple action

Politic is too uncertain. I guess a simple approach is to reduce KJ appearance in media. AAB should just do that, because people just get fed-up. KJ has not been properly baptised to earn such privilege.

This is not Radzi or Musa Hitam talking, just a person who is still an Umno member but belongs to the silent majority.

On Shahidan

With his down to earth approach and warlord style...., he gives them security and hope.... Radzi had given them legal advice at a cost when settlement were either a loss or a win, and he would never take any case very personal....

Thats shahidan and radzi on a simple kampung style thinking.

On Shahidan, Azmi and Radzi

However, Shahidan was in the dark over why Radzi and Azmi were not present during the morning's candidate list announcement. "Maybe they have something to attend to."



~NSTonline

Shahidan o shahidan

Perlis BN picks smoke-free candidates


KANGAR: Only healthy non-smokers are on the list of potential Barisan Nasional candidates for Perlis, said Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim.

He said Home Affairs minister Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad and Environmental and Natural Resources minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid were in the list as both were non-smokers.

KANGAR: Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad has expressed his intention "to contest anywhere, whether in a parliamentary or state seat".
He also made it clear that only Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Umno president and Barisan Nasional chairman, could decide on who should contest in the general election. Radzi was reacting to news that he had been dropped by the Kangar Umno division to defend the parliamentary seat. Names of candidates were submitted to the party president by Dec 31.

KANGAR: Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid claims that his image and dignity has been affected following claims that he did not receive support from his Padang Besar Umno division.

He was reacting to a comment by Perlis Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, who said that both Azmi and Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad did not receive any nomination from their respective Umno divisions to contest as election candidates.

NOTA: On smoking, lips will tell all. Red lips belongs to non smokers. Well, they still have a week left to prove they never touch ciggarettes. Anyway Radzi is of darker complexion, so naturally his lips are darker. That cannot be used as a proof of smoking activities.... hmmm. Holy Smoke!!

Siri jelajah Dr. Mahathir boleh gugat BN pada pilihan raya

TUARAN 6 Ogos – Tindakan Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad yang mengkritik kepimpinan negara dalam siri jelajahnya ke seluruh negara boleh menggugat UMNO dan Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya umum akan datang, kata Setiausaha Agung UMNO, Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad

Khairy boleh letak jawatan bergantung pada perwakilan KUALA LUMPUR 6 Ogos – Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hari ini berkata, Naib Ketua Pemuda UMNO, Khairy Jamaluddin boleh meletak jawatan parti jika sudah dianggap satu liabiliti kepada parti.
‘Penyebar fitnah umpama beruk sarkas goncang pokok’ KLANG 6 Ogos – ‘‘Kalau tiada angin, masakan pokok boleh bergoyang’’. Itulah peribahasa yang masih kedengaran ditujukan kepada Naib Ketua Pergerakan Pemuda UMNO, Khairy Jamaluddin walaupun beliau telah menafikan dakwaan berkahwin dengan pelakon, Maya Karin