Mahathir won’t go quietly after being sacked, even as Muhyiddin consolidates power in Bersatu: Analysts

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KUALA LUMPUR: Despite being removed as chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), Dr Mahathir Mohamad is likely to fight on, even as ...

, Dr Mahathir Mohamad is likely to fight on, even as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin consolidates his power in the party.

“By the party’s constitution, you cannot simply dismiss someone like that. You have to read the charges and give the member to be sacked an opportunity to represent themselves. This was not done,” he noted.Furthermore, Dr Mahathir will likely argue that Bersatu’s executive secretary who issued the dismissal letters to him and to the other four Members of Parliament , Mr Muhammad Suhaimi Yahya, does not have the authority to issue termination letters.

It should be noted that Mr Marzuki had earlier been relieved of his post by Mr Muhyiddin, who appointed Mr Hamzah Zainudin as the new secretary-general. Dr Mahathir Mohamad attends a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Mar 1, 2020, after Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as Malaysia's next prime minister by the king.

“Knowing him, I’m sure he’s not going to join PKR, Amanah or DAP. So the only viable thing for him to do is to be an independent MP so that people cannot fault him because after all, for a long time, his position has always been to fight for the welfare of the Malays,” he said. Malaysia's former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his family wave to the press outside his home in Kuala Lumpur on February 29, 2020. Muhyiddin was named as Malaysia's new prime minister on February 29, royal officials said, signalling the end of Mahathir Mohamad's rule and return to power of a scandal-plagued party. Mohd RASFAN / AFP“You have to take drastic action and it is now or never. Muhyiddin has shown his power.

“He has strengthened Bersatu within the coalition and all the key Cabinet positions are held by Bersatu MPs,” he said. Similarly, Dr Jeniri said Bersatu may not be able to get the Malay support needed when going against PAS and UMNO.

 

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People seem to disregard the fact that Mahathir has outlasted numerous Deputies and almost as many successors. Why would this end differently?

Karma finally caught up with the old fox. His dalliances with terror preacher Zakir Naik got rewarded.

Yawn

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