Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said today that voters only have themselves to blame for the country’s current political instability, as the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration’s fate remains in the balance.
The deputy communications and multimedia minister said the precarious split in the Dewan Rakyat is the result of voters choosing their representatives during the last general election, which saw Barisan Nasional (BN) trounced by Pakatan Harapan.
“And the ones that caused this situation is the people. The people are the ones who voted like they did, because they were lied to,” he claimed after attending a BN meeting at PWTC this evening.
Despite his claim, the current PN government, which also included Umno, was the result of Muhyiddin and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia allying itself with former political enemies, after which Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad resigned as prime minister.
It is a brave politician indeed who blames voters, especially when they are the ones in office.
Perhaps it is a sign of the level of chaos and confusion that reigns in PN that this Zainul broke the golden rule?
Because voters will not need reminding that at the past election they booted Zainal and his present rivalling and bickering motley group of colleagues out of office.
They were landed back with Zainal because of of a coup spearheaded by bribes, treachery and lies to the effect that the ragtag coup leaders had a ‘majority’.
They don’t. The majority of electors did not ask for this government so it is not voters’ fault this government is making a dreadful mess of things and seeking to seize authoritarian power.
It is the fault of Zainal and his fellow power-grabbers who spearheaded an illegal coup. He just reminded all Malaysians of that point.