With allegedly no money to turn to, the three-day AGM saw collection plates, tin cans, makeshift boxes and counters as the party seeks voluntary monetary contributions from its grassroots, akin to PN ally PAS’ who is known for its fundraising from supporters in each of its political rallies. However, any discussion on the size of Bersatu's funds is moot as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had frozen the party’s accounts to facilitate investigations under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001. It was one of the first things that Prime Minister Anwar targeted when he came into power with an allegation that the PN administration had allegedly misappropriated RM600 billion during the pandemic - itself a figure plucked out of thin air by a PN leader himself. With bank accounts frozen, Bersatu takes a leaf from PAS’ book with ‘tabung abah’ĭuring the 15th general election, PN was accused of keeping a massive war chest. Zahid also did not escape the attacks, with some feeling he has betrayed his Malayness by being in cahoots with Anwar, and is ultimately only out to save his own skin since Zahid himself is facing numerous criminal charges.ģ. “Figures are all over but one thing for sure is that these charges are trumped up, no truth so the sooner they get the case over with the better,” said another delegate. That’s his whole story he doesn’t care about anything else,” said one member who wished to remain anonymous. When did Muhyiddin steal that they accused him of stealing so much? The only thing he wants is to be prime minister. Several affiliate members told Malay Mail that they believed Anwar was targeting Muhyiddin and that the charges were baseless. These charges have since been denied, accusing Anwar's government of selective prosecution and the man himself being made the bogeyman, allegedly plotting the demise of PN in order to stem its popularity.Īnwar has been painted as someone who is sidelining the Malays and Bumiputera, all the while conspiring with the ethnic Chinese and Indians. They are now both treated as enemies of Bersatu, with its leadership seeking to galvanise the grassroots amid shakiness from several corruption and money laundering charges against its leaders. Anwar, Zahid get in Bersatu’s crosshairs after snatching Putrajaya awayīersatu seems to not have forgotten how close they had come to taking power in Putrajaya, which was thwarted after Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Harapan found the support of former enemies Barisan Nasional and its chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. In his speech, Muhyiddin said the party was confident of winning several states if it can maintain the rise in support for Bersatu in the general election, including Selangor.Ģ. Muhyiddin is seen as the man responsible for Perikatan Nasional's massive wins in Perlis and Kedah during the 15th general election, and is being credited for its rise in popularity among the majority Malay-Muslims who are disenchanted with Umno. The party has so far stood behind him with secretary-general Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Kamal and the supreme council refusing to accept his resignation. Muhyiddin has insisted that he is being selectively prosecuted and maintains his innocence, highlighting that he has never before been prosecuted in the five decades of his career. Despite court charges, nobody is making a play against Muhyiddin.yet Here are the three top themes Malay Mail observed during the event:ġ. With his position secure, Muhyiddin has gone all out against his political opponents, lashing out at Umno, the coalition government, and their top two Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as he spoke to the grassroots. The original item, which expressed elation for the people of Alaska about Palin's resignation as governor, included this thought on the future: "Palin'ês next career move will likely be a farce of a memoir and highly-paid gigs as a commentator on Fox News (perhaps her pal Greta Van Susteren can show her the ropes?) and as a spokesperson for the anti-choice movement, like, say, Concerned Women for America, which backed her during her silly spat with David Letterman.Facing these charges, the Pagoh MP had attempted to resign from his party posts but was told to stay by its supreme council. As Parvaz noted today, her "something to say" blog predicted Palin's just-announced contract with Fox back in July. Parvaz, who wrote incisive, drive-the-right-wing-wild columns for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial page before the paper's demise, had an early read on the political and financial calculations that would drive Sarah Palin and Fox News together.
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