Abdullah: No Agenda in the Meeting with Anwar
KEEPING his anointed successor in check appears to be Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s post retirement agenda. And for that, he would keep the channel of communications with his nemesis, the Opposition Leader, Anwar Ibrahim, open.
That’s the best the outgoing Prime Minister could promise the Pakatan Rakyat’s de facto boss because “it was too late to do anything now” – like stopping Mohd Najib from becoming Umno President and Prime Minister.
This sensational development reportedly took place when the two “unexpectedly” bumped into each other at Madrasah in Hulu Langat, Selangor, yesterday.
According to Malaysiakini, the presence of the two leaders at the same table raised eyebrows as well as questions on whether the outgoing Prime Minister and the waiting-to-be premier (Anwar) are stitching a political pact.
"Anwar asked Abdullah how he could have entrusted the country to (Deputy Prime Minister) Najib (Razak), which the PM said it was too late to do anything now," Malaysiakini quoted a source.
According to the source, Abdullah hinted that he had a core of loyal supporters within the party who would keep Najib in check.
"The two leaders talked about the need to salvage the country and agreed to keep communication lines open between them," the Malaysiakini source said.
But The Star SMS services this evening quoted the Prime Minister as saying that there was no political agenda in his unexpected meeting with Anwar and dismissed speculations by several bloggers.
