KUALA LUMPUR: Since his unceremonious expulsion from Umno more than a decade ago, Anwar Ibrahim has been on the warpath against his former party.
Despite being shamed and jailed, the maverick politician defied the odds to rise to the pinnacle of power on the opposite side of the fence, landing himself the coveted role of opposition leader.
However, a prominent blogger suggested that while Umno might have severed ties with its once heir apparent, the party, however, still flowed through his veins.
In response to 12 Sabah PKR leaders aligned to Jeffrey Kitinggan being hauled up by the party's disciplinary board, blogger Haris Ibrahim had penned a scathing article.
The lawyer by trade titled his piece, “Mahathir kicked Anwar out of Umno, yes, but who will now kick Umno out of Anwar?”
According to Haris, two Sarawak PKR leaders, whom he met last month, also expressed disdain and distrust towards the former deputy prime minister.
“PKR, under Anwar, is Umno by another name,” said one of them
“Ask Anwar if he will deny his plan to keep the Dayaks divided so that Muslims will continue to rule Sarawak. How different is PKR from Umno? If he denies this, come back to me and I will give you proof,” added the other.
Haris said the two leaders also described Anwar as being more dangerous than Perkasa's Ibrahim Ali.
The latter, they claimed, was openly racist, but the former continued to promote the Muslim agenda while hiding behind the veil of Ketuanan Rakyat.
'Anwar changes his tune'
As for Sabah PKR's 12, they were summoned by the disciplinary board to explain their action during the height of the state leadership crisis last year.
Sparks flew when Anwar rejected Jeffrey to lead although the latter commanded the confidence of the majority of Sabah PKR, and this led the 12 to file an application to register a new party, Parti Cinta Sabah.
Haris claimed that Anwar had reneged on the conditions of the truce.
“I was told that peace was finally brokered between PKR in KL and Sabah in that Jeffery’s faction would live with Anwar’s handpicked (Ahmad) Thamrin (Jaini) until the party elections.
“The application to register the new party is to be withdrawn and the PKR headquarters and Sabah PKR would put this episode behind them and focus on making ready for the next election,” he said.
Haris said he learnt that the opposition leader was now suggesting that at the time when peace was brokered, he and other party leaders were unaware that an application to register a new party was submitted, and were under the impression that such a move was merely being contemplated.
“This, however, would plainly be an untruth if, as I am told, the condition set by the party headquarters when the peace deal was brokered was that the application be withdrawn,” he added.
In response to 12 Sabah PKR leaders aligned to Jeffrey Kitinggan being hauled up by the party's disciplinary board, blogger Haris Ibrahim had penned a scathing article.
The lawyer by trade titled his piece, “Mahathir kicked Anwar out of Umno, yes, but who will now kick Umno out of Anwar?”
According to Haris, two Sarawak PKR leaders, whom he met last month, also expressed disdain and distrust towards the former deputy prime minister.
“PKR, under Anwar, is Umno by another name,” said one of them
“Ask Anwar if he will deny his plan to keep the Dayaks divided so that Muslims will continue to rule Sarawak. How different is PKR from Umno? If he denies this, come back to me and I will give you proof,” added the other.
Haris said the two leaders also described Anwar as being more dangerous than Perkasa's Ibrahim Ali.
The latter, they claimed, was openly racist, but the former continued to promote the Muslim agenda while hiding behind the veil of Ketuanan Rakyat.
'Anwar changes his tune'
As for Sabah PKR's 12, they were summoned by the disciplinary board to explain their action during the height of the state leadership crisis last year.
Sparks flew when Anwar rejected Jeffrey to lead although the latter commanded the confidence of the majority of Sabah PKR, and this led the 12 to file an application to register a new party, Parti Cinta Sabah.
Haris claimed that Anwar had reneged on the conditions of the truce.
“I was told that peace was finally brokered between PKR in KL and Sabah in that Jeffery’s faction would live with Anwar’s handpicked (Ahmad) Thamrin (Jaini) until the party elections.
“The application to register the new party is to be withdrawn and the PKR headquarters and Sabah PKR would put this episode behind them and focus on making ready for the next election,” he said.
Haris said he learnt that the opposition leader was now suggesting that at the time when peace was brokered, he and other party leaders were unaware that an application to register a new party was submitted, and were under the impression that such a move was merely being contemplated.
“This, however, would plainly be an untruth if, as I am told, the condition set by the party headquarters when the peace deal was brokered was that the application be withdrawn,” he added.
'Kill two birds with one stone'
Based on the information obtained from his source in Sabah, Haris said Anwar planned to kill two birds with one stone, Jeffrey and PKR supreme council member Zaid Ibrahim.
“Lynch the 12 at the disciplinary proceedings and Jeffery’s political jugular vein in the party might be severed, leaving the way open for Ansari (Abdullah), a known Anwar man, and his supporters,” he said.
As for Zaid, Haris said his sources told him that Anwar was not comfortable with the former law minister's meteoric rise in the party.
“Zaid has become popular with PKR grassroots in Sabah, many of whom are becoming increasingly disenchanted with Anwar’s Umno-like centralised control of party politics at the state level.
“And notwithstanding Zaid having said he’s not looking to contest for any party post, Anwar and Azmin (Ali) are not leaving it to chance.
“After all, did not Anwar say in 1993 that he will not challenge Ghafar Baba for the Umno deputy presidency, and then went on to finish off Ghafar?” he added.
Azmin, who was Anwar's former aide during his tenure as deputy premier, is currently a PKR vice-president and Gombak MP.
He is expected to vie for the number two post during the party polls in November since incumbent deputy president Syed Husin Ali announced that he would be stepping down.
Speculation had been rife that Zaid might also consider going for the post, although he recently denied such intention.
Meanwhile, Haris said “everyone in the know” in PKR expects Anwar to be found guilty and sent to jail at the end of his Sodomy II trial.
“Assuming (Dr) Wan Azizah (Wan Ismail) hangs on to the presidency and Syed Husin holds to his word, Anwar is looking to Azmin to seize the No 2 post and hold it to check Zaid’s ascension.
“Now I ask you, is not PKR beginning to more and more resemble Umno?” he asked.
Based on the information obtained from his source in Sabah, Haris said Anwar planned to kill two birds with one stone, Jeffrey and PKR supreme council member Zaid Ibrahim.
“Lynch the 12 at the disciplinary proceedings and Jeffery’s political jugular vein in the party might be severed, leaving the way open for Ansari (Abdullah), a known Anwar man, and his supporters,” he said.
As for Zaid, Haris said his sources told him that Anwar was not comfortable with the former law minister's meteoric rise in the party.
“Zaid has become popular with PKR grassroots in Sabah, many of whom are becoming increasingly disenchanted with Anwar’s Umno-like centralised control of party politics at the state level.
“And notwithstanding Zaid having said he’s not looking to contest for any party post, Anwar and Azmin (Ali) are not leaving it to chance.
“After all, did not Anwar say in 1993 that he will not challenge Ghafar Baba for the Umno deputy presidency, and then went on to finish off Ghafar?” he added.
Azmin, who was Anwar's former aide during his tenure as deputy premier, is currently a PKR vice-president and Gombak MP.
He is expected to vie for the number two post during the party polls in November since incumbent deputy president Syed Husin Ali announced that he would be stepping down.
Speculation had been rife that Zaid might also consider going for the post, although he recently denied such intention.
Meanwhile, Haris said “everyone in the know” in PKR expects Anwar to be found guilty and sent to jail at the end of his Sodomy II trial.
“Assuming (Dr) Wan Azizah (Wan Ismail) hangs on to the presidency and Syed Husin holds to his word, Anwar is looking to Azmin to seize the No 2 post and hold it to check Zaid’s ascension.
“Now I ask you, is not PKR beginning to more and more resemble Umno?” he asked.
Sumber:- FreeMalaysiaToday
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