Can they see the writing on the wall?
I did not bat an eyelid when I read this report HERE headlined Najib says Umno must be leader of the pack . Instead, I wondered how the other leaders of the BN component parties must have felt when they read this revelation.
I believe the time has come for them to look at themselves in the mirror and face reality once and for all instead of living in their self-constructed bubble of reality which by now should have burst most painfully in their faces!
Extracts from the article:
It is understood that the Umno president told divisional leaders at a retreat that they cannot completely rely on the component parties to face the 13th General Election on their own including the decision on candidates to be fielded.
“Datuk Seri Najib said Umno cannot completely allow the component parties to decide on everything as they have internal problems and are not that strong,” said a divisional leader who attended the Umno retreat in Janda Baik on Friday and Saturday.
In his speech, the BN chairman gave reasons behind the coalition leadership rejecting four-term MP Datuk G. Palanivel’s candidacy despite a strong endorsement from MIC president Datuk Seri G. Samy Vellu.
“Because he had to think of BN’s future, the Prime Minister said he had to make the decision (although it was unpopular with some) ,” the divisional leader told The Malaysian Insider on condition of anonymity.
This is the first time that Najib as prime minister and BN chief had to reject a proposal by a component party leader especially MIC. Although the prime minister, who took office in April 2009, had gone against MIC’s wishes last October when he graced the inaugural congress by the Makkal Sakti Party.
It is understood that Najib said he will have to make changes to the coalition, founded by his father Tun Abdul Razak Hussein in 1974 in the aftermath of the May 13 riots.
“Datuk Seri Najib said if they cannot make the changes, we have to do it … ,” the divisional leader told The Malaysian Insider when referring to the question of seat allocation and candidates named by component parties. CLICK HERE for more.
Let’s take a look at some simple facts:
