While the former Malaysian Prime Minister has been out of power, he has support of the cadres
Malaysia could be in for weeks and months of political turmoil, instability and uncertainty about its future. For a long time, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed has been criticising his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The war of words between the two has now resulted in a vertical split, with the 82-year-old Mahathri Mohamed quitting the ruling alliance United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). While resigning, Mohamed has levelled serious charges of incompetence, corruption and nepotism against Badawi. Analysts expect many members of UMNO to follow Mohamed and leave. This could jeopardise the future of UMNO that has been ruling Malaysia ever since the nation attained independence in 1957.
Mahathir has been waging a war of words against Abdullah for more than two years, repeatedly asking fellow party members to revolt against the alleged misrule of Badawi. It would now appear that Mahathir has finally burnt his boats with the political party which he ran with an iron fist for the 22 years that he served as Prime Minister of Malaysia. Of course, many senior leaders of UMNO think that the days of the 82-year-old leader calling the shots have gone. According to senior leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the abrupt departure of Mohamed will hardly have any impact on the fortunes of the ruling alliance as he believes Mahathir Mohamed is a spent force who is acting petulantly because Badawi refuses to let Mohamed dictate terms.
Yet, Badawi and his associates will not find it easy to write off the ageing war horse. Mahathir Mohamed still enjoys the respect and admiration of many Malaysians who credit him for transforming the country from a poor, third world nation into a modern and prosperous economy. Many fondly recall the role played by the former Prime Minister during the East Asian financial crisis and melt down of 1997. Thanks to pragmatic steps taken by him, Malaysia and its citizens were the least affected by the crisis.
Malaysia could be in for weeks and months of political turmoil, instability and uncertainty about its future. For a long time, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed has been criticising his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The war of words between the two has now resulted in a vertical split, with the 82-year-old Mahathri Mohamed quitting the ruling alliance United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). While resigning, Mohamed has levelled serious charges of incompetence, corruption and nepotism against Badawi. Analysts expect many members of UMNO to follow Mohamed and leave. This could jeopardise the future of UMNO that has been ruling Malaysia ever since the nation attained independence in 1957.
Mahathir has been waging a war of words against Abdullah for more than two years, repeatedly asking fellow party members to revolt against the alleged misrule of Badawi. It would now appear that Mahathir has finally burnt his boats with the political party which he ran with an iron fist for the 22 years that he served as Prime Minister of Malaysia. Of course, many senior leaders of UMNO think that the days of the 82-year-old leader calling the shots have gone. According to senior leader Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the abrupt departure of Mohamed will hardly have any impact on the fortunes of the ruling alliance as he believes Mahathir Mohamed is a spent force who is acting petulantly because Badawi refuses to let Mohamed dictate terms.
Yet, Badawi and his associates will not find it easy to write off the ageing war horse. Mahathir Mohamed still enjoys the respect and admiration of many Malaysians who credit him for transforming the country from a poor, third world nation into a modern and prosperous economy. Many fondly recall the role played by the former Prime Minister during the East Asian financial crisis and melt down of 1997. Thanks to pragmatic steps taken by him, Malaysia and its citizens were the least affected by the crisis.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
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