They called the former PM, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi a "flip-flop" with his infamous decisions only to turn around within a short period which provide one of the negative highlights as the leader of Malaysia before he was unceremoniously forced to step-down by his own political party warlords.
UMNO says Keadilan and Pakatan Rakyat are at loggerheads between one another. The general opinion of the Malaysian public is that the magnitude of the UMNO internal conflicts seemed much bigger and played down by reports of "kiss and make up" in the UMNO controlled mass media.
The proven money politics, corruption, numerous police and MACC reports lodged are all "wayang" as no real action had been taken against the offenders e.g. Datuk Seri Ali Rustam, who remains the Chief Minister of Melaka though proven guilty of corruption by the UMNO disciplinary board.
It seems that there was a trade off by UMNO leadership with Ali Rustam on his continuity and a further promise that no troubles from either end which could disrupt Najib's ascending to the leadership of Malaysia.
Tun Dr Mahathir, a strong critic of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi once before felt his soul is at rest now that the latter had stepped down. Tun Mahathir is no different of a "flip-flop" now that he has decided to rejoin UMNO with his "student" had taken over the reigns of the Malaysian Government.
The difference between the mentor and the student is that the latter brings with him excess baggage which he has yet to prove his innocence. Should Najib fail to proof his innocence to his detractors and Malaysian public (perhaps the world now with Altantuya case still a huge question mark), he remains on trial in the eyes of the world.
I wonder how the world would respect Malaysia when the PM is associated with a high profile murder with international media coverage?
The surpise visit walk, release of ISA detainees, lifting the ban on Harakah and Suara Keadilan is nothing but a showpiece like a political critic said, "seumpama melepaskan burung merpati sebagai simbolik" and had no real true intention of seeing it through for a democratic One Malaysia.
One Malaysia would never be achieved as long as UMNO keeps harping "Ketuanan Melayu" and their leaders kept giving different interpretations of the real meaning while the royalty had called for equality for all in this country regardless of race, religion and culture.
The leopard cannot change it's spot (overnight) and hence, we can expect that the old ways of "toe the line" UMNO will still be there with Najib showing his fangs in the way his mentor had done in his 22 years of leadership.
Well, it is still too early to judge Najib but the best action he could do now to admonish his "excess baggage" through a Royal Commission of Inquiry to clear his name standing in the eyes of the world.
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