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Malaysia Today:

STATEMENT ON THE RESULT OF THE PERMATANG PAUH BY-ELECTION
Posted by Super Admin
Wednesday, 27 August 2008 08:58

Today's report card, delivered to a Prime Minister who is accountable also as Liaison Chief of UMNO Penang and Chairman of BN, is impossible to hide: he does not have the minimal credibility needed to run the country day by day,

August 26, 2008

YBM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

Member of Parliament, Gua Musang

31 Jalan Langgak Golf

55000 Kuala Lumpur

Today, five months after we met with the biggest General Election loss in our history, UMNO has suffered a landslide loss at Permatang Pauh. This despite the mobilization of the entire leadership and resources of a party that has held the machinery of government without pause for fifty years. This despite a campaign that embarrassed and divided the nation with its ugliness. It is time to face the music: it is we who have been buried:

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Our Comment:

1. We are of the opinion that Tengku Razaleigh is wrong in making the call to defeat Abdullah in the UMNO party elections this coming December. He should work with Abdullah to improve and strengthen UMNO and not take steps to undermine the unity of UMNO members. Although Tengku Razaleigh is family, but national interests come above family interests.

2. The root cause of UMNO's problems is its members themselves. Not all are like Abdullah, Mohd Najib and Tengku Razaleigh. There are members who are like Dr Mahathir also. So, Abdullah's team must defeat, subdue and win over Dr Mahathir's team. Only then will UMNO regain its reputation like before the 80's.

3. Tengku Razaleigh, although a Royalty, is not at par with Abdullah, especially in Islamic credentials. Our benchmark for Abdullah is his grandfather, the late Sheikh Abdullah Fahim. Our benchmark for Tengku Razaleigh is the late His Highness Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah. The more both of them inch towards these benchmarks, the better they become. The better they become, more people will follow them to become better. That's why leaders must have impeccable qualities so that people can emulate and follow them.

4. Changing the leadership of UMNO will not solve its problems at the root. Putting Tengku Razaleigh or Dr Rais at the helm will not resolve the current crisis in UMNO. UMNO has to undergo a total transformation to bring it back to the good old days, at least in spirit. Only then UMNO will be revived. History has shown that revivalism is a natural part and parcel of the improvement cycle.

5. We pray that Abdullah will win the UMNO presidency again, will unite the UMNO members again and will revive UMNO again to where it once used to be respected and lead our country to greater heights. Only Abdullah can do this within UMNO and not like Dr Mahathir who has betrayed and abandoned UMNO. Our undivided support to Abdullah is to the end.

Best Regards.........