Friday, December 11, 2015

MALAYSIAKINI 11/12/15: DYING IN THE RING


Sanusi: Dr M and I living on borrowed time, don't pin hope on us


Alyaa Alhadjri     Published 10 Dec 2015, 10:00 pm     Updated 11 Dec 2015, 7:25 am  


Umno veteran Sanusi Junid admitted today that he and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad were living on "borrowed time" and urged the people not to pin their hopes solely on them to lead a revolution.

"Don't put your hope on any individual - for example, me or Tun (Mahathir) - because if the individual passes away, then the struggle will end," Sanusi said during a dialogue session featuring the former prime minister in Kuala Lumpur today.

Nonetheless, he pledged that they would still help in any way they could, including disseminating information about 1MDB and the RM2.6 billion scandals.

Mahathir, backed by loyalists such as Sanusi, has been on a warpath against Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, demanding that he resigns over these scandals.

Sanusi said the fact that he and Mahathir may meet their maker soon meant there was no reason for them to lie about the scandals plaguing Najib.

"Tun (Mahathir) is 90 years old. I am already 72 years old; we are living on borrowed time.

"Think about it: Would people like us lie near the end of our lives?

"Would we want to be questioned by Allah why we committed wrong near the end of our lives?" he said.

'Now we want to die in the ring'

He added that as leaders who have been with Umno since its inception, their love for the party is unquestionable.

Earlier, Sanusi said he was recently discharged from Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) and was still having trouble walking but had insisted on attending the Umno general assembly held at the Putra World Trade Centre.

"I joined Umno on Oct 13, 1963, and after Umno was de-registered, Tun later became party member 001.

"I am 007, like James Bond. Do you believe that someone who is the first party member would want to see the organisation destroyed?" he said.

Likewise, Sanusi said he was also insistent about coming to see Mahathir speak at the dialogue session today hosted at the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur.

During the event, Mahathir was asked if he would quit Umno in protest against Najib, like he did during his quarrel with former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

However, Sanusi answered on Mahathir's behalf, stating: "Last time is a different time, now is a different time".

"A winner never quits and a quitter never wins. Now we want to die in the ring," he said.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

MALAYSIAKINI 10/12/15 'PLAYBOY' PUNCA MASALAH NEGARA



'Playboy' punca masalah Malaysia, kata Sanusi




10 Dis 2015, 5:25 petang     10 Dis 2015, 7:09 malam

 
Mendakwa terhalang di Kedah, sebuah cawangan Umno dari negeri itu meraikan Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dalam satu majlis di Kuala Lumpur hari ini.
 
Kira-kira 500 orang bernyanyi dan bersorak ketika bekas perdana menteri dan Presiden Umno itu tiba di Muzium Kesenian Islam ketika Tan Sri Sanusi Junid menyampaikan ucapan penuh bersemangat.
 
Sanusi diketahui salah seorang penyokong tegar Dr Mahathir dan pernah berkhidmat sebagai Setiausaha Agung Umno serta Menteri Besar Kedah.

Kata Sanusi masalah yang sedang dihadapi negara ini "mudah saja" iaitu "kita mempunyai pemimpin yang tidak ada moral".
 
Tanpa berselindung Sanusi mendakwa "pemimpin" tersebut sebagai seorang "playboy yang susah untuk mengawal nafsu".


Kata Sanusi, 'penyakit' kedua yang dihadapi negara ini ialah "gila duit".
 
Kedua-dua masalah itu, katanya, mendorong pihak yang berkenaan mencari duit secara mudah.
 
"Penyelesaian kepada masalah ini ialah rakyat perlu bangkit. Kita terus membaca dan cuba memahami tetapi kita tak boleh lagi duduk berdiam diri.
 
"Kita orang Kedah, kita hidup di tengah-tengah sawah padi dan petani tidak tahu untuk bersembunyi," kata Sanusi mengulas mengenai kemelut semasa parti itu.
 
Seperti Dr Mahathir, Sanusi juga secara terang-terangan mengecam kepimpinan semasa Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
 
Majlis hari ini diadakan ketika lebih 2,000 perwakilan Umno berkumpul di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra di Kuala Lumpur sempena perhimpunan tahunan parti berkenaan.
 
Menurut Sanusi, Najib kini tidak mampu mengawal nafsunya.


Dr Mahathir sebelum ini mengadu pihak yang cuba menganjurkan majlis penerangan membabitkan dirinya sukar mendapat tempat atas faktor tertentu.