Isham: ‘If the Umno grassroots want an early election, chances are the leadership won’t go against them.’ — Photo provided
Here’s a little-known fact about Isham: he beat former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli of PKR as the best debater in the Piala Perdana Menteri in 1991. He lost to Rafizi in the final in the following year. Isham studied politics, economics and law at Harvard University and finance at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
The “they” Isham referred to are Umno ministers like Communi-cations and Multimedia Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. Annuar had claimed the party’s Supreme Council on Jan 12 had endorsed Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to continue as Prime Minister until his term ends in 2023. “I’m not afraid, but... I don’t want what happened to the people of Melaka to Johoreans,” Muhyiddin told a press conference while campaigning during the Melaka polls in November.
“The Umno Supreme Council has given the green light. It is now up to Johor Umno and the Menteri Besar – and with the blessing of the Palace, of course,” he said. “Ismail Sabri might be seemingly stable as Prime Minister as he has an MOU with Pakatan not to seek dissolution before July 31, 2022. But that will be moot if Umno and Ber-satu continue to fight each other as they did in the Melaka polls and as they will in Johor if there are state polls there,” he said.“Except for some Umno ministers, in general, Umno, from the top to the grassroots, wants an election as soon as possible,” he replied.
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