PM’s dilemma: Go in dignity or stay in infamy — KK Tan and Azmi Anshar | Malay Mail

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OCTOBER 19 — To metaphorically describe the dilemma distressing Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and certain Umno and PAS factions, and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, they are “huddled closely on a leaking boat floating in a shark-infested sea.” Understandably, no one...

Monday, 19 Oct 2020 09:03 AM MYT

But what is the true motive behind such a move, which is another matter altogether? Is it to help Malaysia deal appropriately with the Covid-19 pandemic and prevent impending economic collapse or is it for vested interest or to prevent certain politicians from facing corruption charges? In this situation and if the country wasn’t facing a devastating pandemic, it would be ideal for the King — with advice of the outgoing Prime Minister - to agree to a snap general election within 60 days, and let voters decide who should govern the country.

In the meantime, a scrutiny of Anwar’s strange audience with the King on October 13 has dented the PKR president’s credibility, especially after the palace issued a statement that chided and contradicted his claims. Second, the sage of Gua Musang, former Finance Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister and MP for Gua Musang, Tengku Tan Sri Razaleigh Hamzah, an established Umno stalwart and a persuasively low-keyed player for two generations.

 

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