Former UMNO spin doctor turns against Najib’s community of advisors

(Harakah) – The former editor of UMNO daily New Straits Times Kadir Jasin has trained his gun at prime minister Najib Razak’s advisors, accusing them of incompetence and of bleeding public funds by receiving ministerial-level salaries.

Kadir (pic), a staunch loyalist of former PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad, compared Najib with his predecessors, saying Najib has more advisors than any of them.

“The many million ringgit question is, who are paying these men and women their minister-level salaries and do they really contribute?” he asked.

With such a big pool of advisors, Kadir said it was not surprising to see “national budget deficits growing bigger” while at the same time the country attracts negative international ratings.

Kadir, a defender of draconian laws, also scolded the advisers saying they had managed to convince Najib to abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA) utilised by the second PM, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, Najib’s late father.

“I wonder what role the Prime Minister’s advisory committee plays these days since preventive detention laws have all been done away with and as Malaysia becomes increasingly unsafe and unhealthy,” lamented Kadir, attempting to link abolition of draconian laws with the mysterious spike in violent crime.

Kadir also asked if Najib’s advisors were concerned of the looming economic crisis and whether there was a contingency plan prepared.

“Are we not worried? Are we prepared? Do we have a contingency plan?”