What is the enigmatic Daim up to?
Another Brick in the Wall
The latest Zunar caricature on Malaysiakini poked fun at Tun Daim.
He was depicted as a go-between the PM and Cabinet members, but “no position, got power”, “power over khazanah”, and “power to do business deal with China government”.
Public must begin to realise, and PH leaders and politicians is beginning to express their bottled up frustration.
Zunar’s caricature coincide with a new episode of Nurul Izzah’s frustration and giving up on politics.
It may not be anymore about not getting parental blessing to marry a Mat Salleh as one rumour is going around.
She has continued by mentioning a former dictator in announcing her retirement from politics for GE15. Conveneintly, she used the extension of Dato Ronald Kiandee as PAC chairmanship as excuse to reiterate her stand.
There are exchanges surrounding her latest statement. Naturally, the pro-Azmin supporters are vocal and even Azmin defended Mahathir.
This time around Tun Dr Mahathir responded with a simpleton political answer that he too is frustrated with PH government. The old man realise Nurul’s statement is attacking him and could appeal to grassroot.
Anwar came out to reply to Azmin but in typical Anwar fashion to cover all angle, he defended Nurul right to express herself and reiterate his family support for Mahathr. Behind the scene, Anwar is complaining Mahathir is back to his old habit.
Anwar’s old habit in his attack of Mahathir is to point the gun at Daim. Whether he has it or not, like 916, he confided to an MP that he has 125 seats. The MP then said, if you are serious of wanting to be PM, then take the DPM post from his wife.
“No, I do not want to quarrel with Mahathir again,” Anwar allegedly said.
The MP responded, “If you do, he will send you in again. Unlike Najib, he does not care whether you did anything wrong”.
Apparently, Anwar is doing something. He is expected to make his move after Raya at the time Mahathir should be doing a cabinet reshuffle.
There is speculation and Mahathir’s confidante, Dato Khairuddin Abu Hassan warned of something to happen and it could be between May to October. Reggie Jessy believed it will be a mass defection from PH.
Since December’s posting, Daim begin to reappear in the public sphere again after a brief hiatus upon completion of CEP finding. Heard he has been doing a bit of travelling and working on top of his regular visit to his dialysis centre.
Daim reappeared at an event in UTM Johor. There was a comment made on politicising of education, but the more interesting from a political and economical standpoint was his view on Malay’s insecurity. An extract from Malaysiakini is reproduced below:
