M2Day - Ambiga’s Selective Criticism Of Nepotism In Pakatan Harapanby Noriha Ismail.
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Ambiga dear, you accuse Anwar and his family of nepotism but you have chosen to be blind to the glaring examples of nepotism that exists in Pakatan Harapan, which is shocking for a hot shot lawyer and former leader of Bersih like you.
First, let us look at DAP, also nicknamed even before the formation of Pakatan Harapan, as ‘Daddy Anak Party’. The son, Lim Guan Eng is General Secretary of the party.The father Lim Kit Sang who should rightly be called the “Constituency hopping MP” (has hopped 9 constituency so far) is Advisor to the party but that does not imply he has no power. He, together with this son have a stranglehold over the party. No party member has thwarted them and survived in DAP politics.
First, let us look at DAP, also nicknamed even before the formation of Pakatan Harapan, as ‘Daddy Anak Party’. The son, Lim Guan Eng is General Secretary of the party.The father Lim Kit Sang who should rightly be called the “Constituency hopping MP” (has hopped 9 constituency so far) is Advisor to the party but that does not imply he has no power. He, together with this son have a stranglehold over the party. No party member has thwarted them and survived in DAP politics.
Now, the moniker ‘Daddy Anak Party’ will have to be changed to ‘Daddy Anak Lelaki dan Anak Perempuan Party’s since the nomination of Lim Kit Siang’s daughter Lim Hui Ying as Senator. With some bravado she has attempted to defend her appointment citing her many years of experience and service in DAP Penang. So have many others in DAP! Her defence is rather weak as she has never proved her worth via the ballot box. [...]
Second, a look at the Prime Minister. That Mahathir Mohamad’s family members have also been appointed to positions of power within the Government fills Malaysians with misgivings. He appointed his son, Mukhriz Mahathir as Menteri Besar of Kedah, a position he was sacked from by the previous Government. The Prime Minister’s desire to make his son the future Prime Minister of Malaysia is certainly still burning in his heart and is well known. The only problem is the Prime Minister’s mortality, a factor he is very well aware of and has himself commented upon many times.
Recently, the Prime Minister has also appointed his grand nephew Datuk Mohamad Nuhairi Rahmat as his Political Secretary. A very powerful position indeed!
Mahathir’s son, Mokhzani has received lucrative contracts from the Government and Tenaga Nasional Berhad, which seems ominous considering we are barely past three months into the Pakatan Harapan Government.
Though the offer of contracts to Mokhzani has been defended stoutly as being obtained by open bidding, fairly and squarely. Most Malaysians are not convinced.
Of course the author didn't omit the Singh family but I guess we could skip that as by now you get the gist of her thrust.
I have to say I agree with her take and do wonder why Ambiga picked out the Anwar's but missed the other powerful families.