The State of UMNO

 

The PM says FELDA Is a prudent investor. Prudent means, applying money judiciously. Whether FELDA does that, will be debated. We welcome the assurance given by the PM that, anyone is free to inspect FELDA's books. So when busybodies come knocking at FELDA's doors, please don't come up with 1001 excuses not to share information.

I hope UMNO people read my recent articles of spending and responsible fiscal policy. My friends ask me, why do I write in English. I answer because I want to reach out to a wider audience. Can I write in Bahasa Melayu? Of course I can. I have written a few in BM and I can immediately see that readership drops. That means that Malay generally don't like to read. Or the topics that I write is boring. It could be for these reasons. I am inclined to say, it's the topics that I write.

Anyway, back to the issue at hand. Any objective reader looking at the comments that came in, will conclude the UMNO is facing a serious credibility problem. Not only people in general distrust what UMNO says now, they are also suspicious when money is entrusted into the government's hands.

So there you have the state of UMNO. So you answer whether UMNO is ready or not for snap polls. UMNO is ready as it can ever be , in 1 year's time, in two, now. if it holds nap elections now, the outcome is predictable. It will lose more seats, MCA will be virtually wiped out and PPP will remain a basket case political party.

Has anyone studied the various statements issued by the PM and DPM? They are talking at cross purpose. Muhyidin is increasingly seen as more nationalistic than Najib. He speaks of the issues championed by Perkasa for example. Muhyidin is astute in this sense- he is a team player in the sense that he strikes common ground with the UMNO heartland.

We know UMNO will be in deeper trouble when Tun Dr Mahathir starts to criticize the present UMNO leadership. So if we want to know the health condition of UMNO, watch and hear DR Mahathir.