Zam: Najib going through what Tunku did in 1969

Zam: Najib going through what Tunku did in 1969
Lin KayKay | July 5, 2015

Tunku was a democrat willing to accept reality and finally concede when he realised he had to make way for Abdul Razak, Najib's father.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Former Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin thinks that the RM42 billion 1MDB scandal is not the only reason that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has lost credibility particularly among Malays.

“His repeal of the Internal Security Act (ISA), an issue hotly opposed by the Malays, didn’t bring back Chinese support to the ruling coalition and he even considered abolishing the Sedition Act much to the alarm of the police and Malays.”

Looking back, said Zainuddin, it was not necessary to abolish the ISA and then replace it with a similar Act. “This shows the flip flop nature of his administration.”

On a brighter note, Zainuddin conceded that Najib did come in with a bang, being seen as firm, fierce and brave, although he did not regain the two-thirds majority in Parliament, and he was not consistent earlier in regaining the power that the ruling coalition had lost.

“He even dismissed the last General Election results as a Chinese tsunami but he did not follow up after that with firmness and willingness to handle the suffering in facing challenges although he was sedar (aware),” said Zainuddin.

“There’s a whole host of issues which has led to him facing a similar situation as that which faced Tunku Abdul Rahman in 1969 when the latter had to withdraw upon the advise of the security agencies, high-ranking civil servants and academia,” said the former Information Minister in his latest blog posting. “Also, Tunku did tell us Utusan Melayu journalists, one late night on 18 May 1977, who was the grand puppet master behind his downfall. This was after launching his book, Looking Back.”

“He made it clear that it was not Mahathir Mohamad.”

He added that Tunku did not name the grand puppet master but only mentioned the state that he comes from. “We all knew who he meant.”

Tunku, he stressed, was a democrat and willing to accept reality and finally concede and go when he realised that he had fallen victim to what the Malays say “menciumi api sekam yang membara” (feelings of sadness, nostalgia, revenge that are not visible but burns deep within) and the result was the explosion into the searing Sino-Malay race riots on 13 May, 1969. “At that time, Tunku’s leadership of the party and government was strong and he had considerable support.”

The Malay sentiments, stressed Zainuddin, were not with Tunku and he had lost dignity among them. Tunku did expel people that he was not comfortable with, he recalled.
Finally, reminded Zainuddin, Tunku had to concede and withdraw and give way to his deputy Abdul Razak, Najib’s father. “He did not “Buat Dak Sahaja” (pretend not to know) but withdrew gracefully although he kept feelings of sadness over it until the end of his days.”
Zainuddin was begging to differ with Najib accusing former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of being the grand puppet master working to bring about his downfall. “Najib’s allegations against Mahathir have further served to strengthen the credibility of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) which had reported that billions flowed into his personal accounts.”
Zainuddin raises the concerns in particular of the rural Malay electorate. “The steps that Najib took on the path of reformation was liberalism, a give and take attitude (meaning more give and less take), compromise, and a ‘never mind attitude’, all the characteristics that finally spelt doom for Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister, and his administration.”

Making other comparisons between Najib and Tunku, the thrust of his partly Malay-centric blog posting, Zainuddin said that the former’s loss of credibility began with a chain of events following the repeal of the ISA, attempts to abolish the Sedition Act, his answers on the use of the government jets especially at the time of the great floods in Kelantan last year, the denial by his family on them having any heritage wealth, GST, weak foreign policies, and willingness to compromise with Singapore, among others.

“His management of the information flow was weak for a number of reasons including delays, not being inclusive, not addressing the questions asked, using personalities who were not credible, and a lack of integrity,” said the former Information Minister who had been a journalist in the Malay media for many years. “It’s public knowledge that Najib’s administration has been less than professional in efforts to restore the image of his leadership and government.”

The result, he added, was spectacular failure on all counts.

Zainuddin also goes through a whole list of events where Najib was nowhere in evidence: horrific bus accidents along the highway and up the mountains; air tragedies; natural disasters from great floods to earthquakes, threats to national security including gangster threats and the intrusion in Lahad Datu and the expose on the Rohingya deaths camps along the border which has shamed the country no end.

“All these are signs from God to the leadership and the people,” said Zainuddin in pausing for a religious moment and citing the Surah Al Isra’. “We must sedar and insaf (accept that a mistake had been made and try not to repeat it).”

ALIH BAHASA MELAYU.

Zam: Najib melalui apa yang Tunku lakukan pada 1969

Lin KayKay | 5 Julai 2015

Tunku adalah seorang bersedia demokrat untuk menerima realiti dan akhirnya mengalah apabila dia sedar dia terpaksa memberi laluan kepada Abdul Razak, ayah Najib.

Zainuddin_najib_abdul-rahman_600 KUALA LUMPUR:

Bekas Menteri Penerangan Zainuddin Maidin difikirkan bahawa skandal 1MDB yang RM42 bilion bukan sahaja alasan bahawa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak telah kehilangan kredibiliti terutamanya di kalangan orang Melayu. "pemansuhan Nya Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA), satu isu hangat ditentang oleh orang Melayu, didn 't mengembalikan sokongan kaum Cina kepada parti pemerintah dan beliau juga pernah bercadang memansuhkan Akta Hasutan banyak untuk penggera polis dan Melayu.

" Mengimbas kembali, kata Zainuddin, ianya tidak perlu untuk memansuhkan ISA dan kemudian menggantikannya dengan yang serupa Akta. "Ini menunjukkan sifat flop flip pentadbiran beliau." Dalam perkembangan yang lebih cerah, Zainuddin mengakui bahawa Najib telah datang masuk dengan bang a, yang dilihat sebagai tegas, garang dan berani, walaupun dia tidak mendapatkan semula majoriti dua pertiga di Parlimen, dan ia pula tidak konsisten lebih awal dalam mendapatkan semula kuasa yang BN telah hilang.

"Dia juga menolak lepas keputusan pilihan raya umum sebagai tsunami Cina tetapi dia tidak menyusul selepas itu dengan ketegasan dan kesediaan untuk menangani penderitaan dalam menghadapi cabaran walaupun dia SEDAR (sedar), "kata Zainuddin. "Ada berbagai macam isu-isu yang telah menyebabkan dia menghadapi situasi yang sama seperti yang dihadapi Tunku Abdul Rahman pada tahun 1969 apabila kedua terpaksa menarik diri atas nasihat daripada agensi-agensi keselamatan, pegawai tinggi perkhidmatan awam dan ahli akademik,

"kata bekas Menteri Penerangan di blog posting terbarunya. "Selain itu, Tunku tidak memberitahu kita Utusan Melayu wartawan, satu lewat malam pada 18 Mei 1977, yang merupakan induk boneka yang besar di belakang kejatuhannya. Ini adalah selepas melancarkan bukunya Looking Back ".

"Beliau menyatakan dengan jelas bahawa ia bukan Mahathir Mohamad." Beliau menambah bahawa Tunku tidak menamakan boneka tuan besar tetapi hanya menyebut negeri ini bahawa dia datang dari.

"Kita semua tahu yang beliau maksudkan." Tunku, beliau menegaskan, adalah seorang demokrat dan bersedia menerima realiti dan akhirnya mengalah dan pergi apabila dia sedar bahawa dia telah menjadi mangsa kepada apa yang orang Melayu berkata "menciumi api sekam Yang membara" (perasaan kesedihan, nostalgia, dendam yang tidak dapat dilihat tetapi terbakar jauh di dalam) dan hasilnya adalah letupan ke dalam membakar Sino-Melayu rusuhan kaum pada 13 Mei, 1969.

"Pada masa itu, kepimpinan Tunku parti dan kerajaan adalah kukuh dan dia mendapat sokongan yang besar. " Sentimen Melayu, menegaskan Zainuddin, tidak bersama-sama dengan Tunku dan dia telah kehilangan maruah di antara mereka. Tunku tidak mengusir orang-orang yang dia tidak selesa dengan, beliau dipanggil semula.

Akhirnya, mengingatkan Zainuddin, Tunku terpaksa mengalah dan menarik diri dan memberi laluan kepada timbalannya Abdul Razak, ayah Najib. "Dia tidak" Buat Dak Sahaja "(berpura-pura tidak tahu) tetapi menarik diri anggun walaupun dia memelihara perasaan sedih di atasnya sehingga akhir hari itu."

Zainuddin telah mengemis untuk berbeza dengan Najib menuduh bekas Perdana Menteri Mahathir Mohamad untuk menjadi grand master boneka bekerja untuk membawa kejatuhannya. "Dakwaan Najib terhadap Mahathir telah lanjut berkhidmat untuk mengukuhkan kredibiliti Wall Street Journal (WSJ) yang melaporkan bahawa berbilion-bilion mengalir ke dalam akaun peribadinya."

Zainuddin menimbulkan kebimbangan khususnya pengundi Melayu luar bandar. "Langkah-langkah yang Najib mengambil jalan reformasi adalah liberalisme, memberi dan mengambil sikap (bermaksud lebih memberi dan kurang mengambil), kompromi, dan 'tidak apa sikap', semua ciri-ciri yang akhirnya dieja azab untuk Tunku Abdul Rahman, Perdana Menteri pertama, dan pentadbirannya.

" Membuat perbandingan lain antara Najib dan Tunku, teras posting blog sebahagiannya Melayu-centric itu, Zainuddin berkata bahawa kerugian bekas kredibiliti bermula dengan rantaian peristiwa berikutan pemansuhan ISA, cuba untuk memansuhkan Akta Hasutan, jawapan beliau mengenai penggunaan jet kerajaan terutama pada masa banjir besar di Kelantan pada tahun lepas, penafian oleh keluarga-Nya atas mereka mempunyai apa-apa kekayaan warisan, GST, dasar luar yang lemah, dan kesediaan untuk bertolak ansur dengan Singapura, antara lain.

"Pengurusan Nya aliran maklumat yang lemah untuk beberapa sebab termasuk kelewatan, tidak inklusif, tidak menangani soalan yang ditanya, dengan menggunakan personaliti yang tidak boleh dipercayai, dan kekurangan integriti," kata bekas Menteri Penerangan yang pernah menjadi wartawan di media Melayu selama bertahun-tahun.

"Ia adalah pengetahuan umum bahawa pentadbiran Najib telah kurang daripada profesional dalam usaha untuk memulihkan imej kepimpinan dan kerajaannya." Hasilnya, katanya, adalah kegagalan yang menakjubkan ke atas semua tuduhan.

Zainuddin juga akan melalui senarai keseluruhan peristiwa di mana Najib di mana-mana dalam keterangan: kemalangan ngeri bas di sepanjang lebuh raya dan sehingga gunung-gunung; tragedi udara; bencana alam banjir yang besar kepada gempa bumi, ancaman kepada keselamatan negara termasuk ancaman gangster dan pencerobohan di Lahad Datu dan mendedahkan kepada Rohingya kematian kem sepanjang sempadan yang memalukan negara ini tiada akhir.

"Semua ini adalah tanda-tanda dari Allah kepada kepimpinan dan rakyat, "kata Zainuddin dalam berhenti seketika agama dan memetik Surah Al Isra '. "Kita mesti Sedar dan Insaf (menerima bahawa kesilapan telah dibuat dan cuba untuk tidak mengulanginya)."