Mukhriz work in Kedah is done.

steadyaku47 comment: We are being led to believe that the "crisis" in Kedah is one between who the people of Kedah wants as their MB and what the powers that be from Umno wants as their MB. Lest we get carried away with the rhetoric's being hurled at each other by both side a few "facts" has emerged from this conundrum. 

At the last Kedah state executive council weekly meeting only three out of the nine exco members attended that meeting with Menteri Besar Mukhriz. Any which way you look at it - Mukhriz no longer has the support of Umno in Kedah. 

And since the state exco are the elected representative of the people of Kedah, common sense tells you that Mukhriz no longer has the support of the people of Kedah too. 

As president of Umno, Najib Razak appointed Mukhriz to the position of MB and as president of Umno he can replace Mukhriz with someone who enjoys the confidence of Umno and the elected representative of the people of Kedah - in this case the Kedah State Assemblymen - six of which did not attend the weekly exco meeting held recently.

Mukhriz’s function as state liaison chief was no longer tenable. “In UMNO’s structure, the liaison head is appointed by the Prime Minister as the UMNO President, but the appointment is supported by the divisions in the state. So if the divisions no longer support you, you no longer can function, it is as simple as that,” Othman Aziz 

This is an open and shut case. Anything else are just sandiwara which money, influence and your ability to "play politics" can make happen. Whether that involve organizing a crowd of thousands to parade the streets of Kedah to loudly voice their support for or against Mukhriz or have people from various walks of life voice their reasons as to why Mulhriz can or cannot stay as MB.

For now, Mukhriz work in Kedah is done.

The other question that begs to be answered is why Mukhriz did not have his family with him in Kedah and spends too much time in KL instead of Kedah where he should be 24/7. The following posting I did of Antares "Mahathir's Dodo Dynasty way back in November 2009 answers that question.     

Morale of this story? MB's are a dime a dozen. They are there at the pleasure of those that put them there. No if's no but's. 

Mahathir's Dodo Dynasty

With Thanks to Antares of Magick River

Mahathir's Dodo Dynasty

A friend forwarded me an email with a selection of photos taken at a recent gala housewarming party hosted by Mukhriz Mahathir. The images were from a local gossip blog and merely revealed without commentary the Gatsbyesque garishness and pompousness of Mukhriz Mahathir's lifestyle preferences...

I decided to turn these images into a blogpost and began editing the photos. When I was ready to upload I discovered my Streamyx connection down again (third time within two weeks!) - this time it was due to a dysfunctional phone line. That happened around 3:00PM Saturday. 

It's almost 2:00PM Monday as I type this and Telekom has been unable to get my line working. Each time this happens I think of Mahathir and his privatization program and vow to do everything within my power to prevent Mukhriz Mahathir from establishing a Mahathir dynasty.

We need another dynasty of arrogant mediocrity like we need a great big hole in our wallets!

This blogpost comes to you from the same cybercafe I had to use every day for 3 years, while waiting for Telekom to provide me a land line.

Back in 1975, when I was living at 7 Pesiaran Ampang Hilir, I applied for a phone and was made to wait nearly 3 years. Telekom's monumental lack of enthusiasm over the notion of progress is perhaps a quaint and wonderful cultural trait - but I don't think it does a telco's public image any good.

Looking at the new mansion that Mukhriz Mahathir built, one can't help but speculate about how much it might have cost...

A wild guess might put the overall cost between RM15-20 million.

Apart from shooting his mouth off at every opportunity and coming across as an overconfident moron (the worst type of moron, if you ask me), what DOES Mukhriz Mahathir actually do? Does he have any marketable skills or special talents?

Is he a financial whizkid, for instance? I doubt it. Mutual friends assure me that Mukhriz Mahathir can be quite a charming and affable fellow. Maybe so, but does being "charming and affable" mean you can afford to live in a multi-million ringgit mansion?

I know his elder brother Mirzan is ranked among the richest men in Asia (read somewhere he was worth USD8.5 billion a couple of years ago)... I guess when your daddy is Mahathir or Suharto it's impossible to fail in business, no matter how hard you try.

So how do you suppose Mukhriz amassed his fortune? Surely not on his cabinet minister's salary? Does he have a couple of hit albums on the charts?

I don't have a problem with people who strike it rich by fortuitously stumbling on a cave filled with pirate treasure... or who inherited a fortune from their tycoon fathers... or who invented something the world finds useful - like the personal computer or iPhone or Google...

But Mukhriz Mahathir's dad is a politician. To be precise, he was prime minister for 22 years. He has publicly lashed out against corruption and Umno-style money politics (while privately stashing his store of nuts away in offshore hiding places, no doubt). So did daddy give Mukhriz this mansion as a birthday present, for boldly speaking out against Abdullah Badawi's lameness and making snide remarks about the seriousness of Anwar's sodomy accusations? 

Guess we'll never know... unless Marina spills the beans!