“It is obvious that Dr Mahathir realises that he has lost support not only from his former party but the Malays in general,' according to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) geostrategist Azmi Hassan.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — While the nation continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, tensions between former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and current incumbent Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is once again on the rise, with political tit-for-tat taking place between both parties.
“It is obvious that Dr Mahathir realises that he has lost support not only from his former party but the Malays in general. With Umno and PAS’ strong grip on the Malays, Dr Mahathir has no choice but to back DAP in order to make him relevant politically come the 15th general election. “I think when the Kedah mentri besar is ousted, it is a clear signal that the majority of Bersatu MPs and its state counterparts will align themselves with Muhyiddin. And in most probability, Dr Mahathir and Mukhriz won’t get the chance to contest in the Bersatu election,’’ said Azmi.
However, Mukhriz has previously stressed that the party cannot sack any members without first hearing them out. “That put Dr M solidly back into the PH camp , and he needs to consolidate his renewed camaraderie with his erstwhile PH allies and therefore his basic support base. Hence the joint statements with Anwar, the sudden defence of DAP and various other antics to come, at a time when he feels that it is no longer feasible to try to come to some sort of accommodation with the Muhyiddin camp in his party,’’ he said.
“That is why Dr M had to moot the motions and so on to demonstrate his political relevance and create the impression that the ‘wind’ is blowing his way. So the Muhyiddin side counter-attacked and toppled the Kedah government under Mukhriz, to take the wind away from under his sail, so to say,’’ said Oh.
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