Maha mis-Management!

...let's put in perspective what TDM has achieved in his 22 years of power -

In the name of development, Tun launched a number of mega projects:

1/ For Malaysia to become a truly industrialised country, TDM instilled the roots for Malaysia to produce Steel and established Perwaja. Outcome: FINANCIAL MISMANAGEMENT and CORRUPT PRACTISE.

2/ KLCC and KL Tower - not only do these structures add to the traffic burden in already congested KL, it also does not serve any purpose. If Malaysia needed a high ground for telecoms antennae, it's justification and purpose should be on the use of and applicability, not because it's existance as the tallest tower is so Malaysia can appear on the record books for a brief period.

3/ Proton - not only was the purchase of Lotus Racing car plant a bad investment, the manner Proton monopolised the local automobile industry by the legislations and unfair restrictions, just so TDM's personal investment in the company prospers is despicable. This is in the name of "protecting" local industry. Nice manipulation!

4/ TDM launched KLIA just to see it being operated below peak, and it's potential as regional hub never materialise. OUTCOME: Poor forecast and management

In addition to the above, under TDM, MAS is another good example of how you not only saw it's continued decline going unpunished, TDM also instructed use of Public funds to bail the poorly managed Airline company.

Yet, the public cannot see how TDM has selfishly utilised these agenda for his personal gains AS well losses and poor results are TDM's responsibility.

And to add insult to injury - TDM and his family sit on board of directorships on a vast number of companies, and vast amount of public funds from Petronas and EPF have been used to bail out TDM's (and kin's) bad financial decisions.

How can TDM be hypocritical and term PM Abdullah of nepotism when he himself has utilised improper means to finance and favour his kin?


Lastly, this is an excerpt from Wikipedia of how critical TDM was of the 1st PM, Tunku, whom he forced to resign from UMNO - just goes to show TDM's maliciousness and unfair competitiveness:

In 1977, having acquired substantial shares in The Star, a Penang-based newspaper, Abdul Rahman became the newspaper's Chairman. His columns, "Looking Back" and "As I See It", were critical of the government, and in 1987 Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad banned the newspaper. This led to a split in UMNO, with Abdul Rahman and another former Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn, setting up a new party called UMNO Malaysia, but its registration was quashed by Mahathir Mohamad, who set up his own UMNO Baru ("New UMNO"). Abdul Rahman later supported Semangat 46, a splinter group of UMNO led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. He campaigned actively for the latter in the General election of 1990, but was already in very poor health. The well-educated, visionary Tunku could barely contain his contempt for Mahathir's brash nationalism (i.e. Ketuanan Melayu) that went totally against the Rukun Negara and brought about serious racial segregation.

So much for TDM's purported fair and just administration claims!

I am bound to receive counter arguments to the above, and I am open to listening to your views of TDM...

-Ravi

TDM on the "Rule of Law" - see www.chedet.com

This was written in response to TDM's blog on the "Rule of Law".

I am not sure if he has accepted my comments and allowed it on his BLOG...

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TDM
An observation - I see to about 30 comments, you receive one negative comment against you or your views. To the average person, that may seem you attract more positives than negatives. However, I know you receive an equal share of negative against your views (if not more). Now you've recently stated that it's in your right to voice your concern, then why is it you cannot publish all those criticisms against you? Are you afraid to show your website visitors exactly what Malaysians at large think about you?

2/ Re. your article under rule of law - firstly let me state that the phrase "Rule of Law" has become meaningless thanks to ideological abuse and general over-use. And in your case, you have been the biggest hypocrite as Under your leadership, you did not practise one of the basic principles of human legal rights - All individuals are given the same rights without distinction to their social stature, religion, political opinions. What have you got to state at this argument sir?
-Ravi

P.S -if you don't publish this comment, I understand. And that is you expect freedom of speech when it comes to your views, but not of others!
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I find the former Prime Minister to raise topics that he previously never used to allow any person question his judgements. One of the issues that he used to "shy away" from was the exact sentiment he has written on - the RULE of Law. How can he fake his perception to this topic, when he blatantly disregarded the legal rights of the former Lord President, Tun Saleh Abbas and a number of Chief Justices, and discharged them without the proper application of rule of law. This man Mahathir, now makes a mockery of his past indiscretions by pretending to be concerned of how the present Government applies the Rule of Law.

MMMMph!

TDM - Did he practise what he preached?

Mahathir the Maha Manipulator

This is an excerpt from Wikipedia under the search "Saleh Abbas" - for those who don't know, Saleh Abbas was the Lord President of the Supreme Court during a period of Mahathir's rule.

Anyhow, the excerpt is such:

Mahathir was upset with the judiciary's increasing independence, and in 1988, the government tabled a bill in Parliament to amend Articles 121 and 145 of the Constitution. These amendments disvested the courts of the "judicial power of the Federation", giving them only such power as Parliament might grant them. The Attorney-General was also empowered to determine the venues in which cases would be heard.[6]
At this point, Salleh Abas, who was then Lord President of the Supreme Court, began making strong statements about defending the autonomy of the judiciary. However, he did not name Mahathir, and spoke in rather general terms. However, Salleh was pressured by his fellow judges into taking stronger action. He convened a meeting of all 20 federal judges in the national capital of Kuala Lumpur. They decided not to directly challenge Mahathir, and instead address a confidential letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) and the rulers of the various states. The letter stated, "All of us are disappointed with the various comments and accusations made by the Honourable Prime Minister against the Judiciary, not only outside but within the Parliament." However, instead of calling for any direct action to be taken, the letter only stated the judges' "hope that all those unfounded accusations will be stopped".[7]
Ironically, the then Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), who was also the Sultan of Johor — Sultan Mahmood Iskandar Shah —, who as heir apparent to the Johor throne had been prosecuted by Salleh Abas when he was Public Prosecutor. The Sultan was eventually convicted of homicide and sentenced to six months in jail. It is not known what the King did upon receipt of the letter, but it appears he informed Mahathir, and that they agreed to take disciplinary action against Salleh Abas.
Salleh, who had gone overseas soon after the letter was sent, was summoned by Mahathir upon his return. Salleh later claimed that at the meeting, Mahathir accused him of bias in the UMNO case, and demanded his resignation. Salleh was also immediately suspended from his post as Lord President. Although Salleh initially agreed, when he was later informed that his suspension would be backdated so as to nullify some of his earlier actions in then pending cases such as the UMNO case, he withdrew his resignation. The government then initiated impeachment proceedings against Salleh.[8] Salleh would later claim that the government attempted to bribe him to resign.[9]

This is just one extent of how Mahathir not only influenced and manipulated the legal mechanism to favour his decisions, but also unfairly used his position of influence constitutional amendments.

And now that he is in a situation where his past indiscretions can be exposed by a Prime Minister who is not afraid to do the right thing, he sends smokescreens and threatens Malaysian peace by resigning from the party that kept him in power for 22 years.

UMNO members must remind Dr. Mahathir that when he was PM and now in retirement, his popularity is largely because of the fear he instills. Stop the sandiwara TDM!

An exact replica - Mahathir's wish as replacement

An excerpt that was taken out of a 1998 press interview of Dr. Mahathir when he was still PM -
Asked what qualities he might be looking for in a deputy, Dr. Mahathir replied with what appeared to be a joke, ''An exact replica of myself, if it is possible.''

Knowing TDM, he hardly jokes. He is not one to hide his feelings or thoughts. Even then, he was contemplating who he would install as his successor. The only problem was he realised anyone like him would definately not wait for the succession planning to take place at the incumbents preference. Hence why, he saw to it that Datuk Seri Anwar would be discharged and disgraced as a lesson to those who would challenge him. His appointee Datuk Seri Abdullah who initially seemed as a person who will continue to follow TDM's every whim, started rejecting the ex-PMs ideas which would have infuriated him. So he decides the only way to get back is to openly criticise his hand-picked successor, someone that he wished would be just like him.
Well Dr. Mahathir, Pak Lah is no different to you as an able statesman and leader. His difference is in style and he obviously wants to implement his own programs and ideas, not what you thought/think is right. What's wrong with that? Did you not oppose Tunku and his views on how the country was run when you were in the helm? Why is it you cannot support your successor and help him progress the country instead of becoming counter-productive?
And re. the judiciary appointments and your manipulation of the process, I think you're again starting a smokescreen by stating how you want to expose issues such as lobbying by judges for appointments etc. Well sir, you're the biggest player in this whole manipulation game and I am sure you have shredded many a document that would have your stamp/print on it. And I am sure for a lot of the handling, you would have performed it without anything be traced back to you. I am hoping for your sake there are no documents that Anwar nor Pak Lah have of your indiscretions as that could only tarnish your image.
But I guess you're too stubborn to see what you're doing to the country and will want to just play this one so you can ridicule the government you once led and the members of the body who once served you.

Good luck at the courts TDM! You will need it.

-Ravi

Post Mahathir Era - or are we still in it

As my first posting for my blog dedicated to Malaysia's 4th PM, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad, I want to briefly state, I am extremely dissapointed at Tun's arrogance towards the current Government. Tun never accepted criticisms towards his administration well - seems he is even more spiteful in retirement.
While he is entitled to his right to voice his opinions towards a Government and successor he himself installed, he does not acknowledge he disregarded the basic right of every Malaysian to voice their concerns when he was PM. What a hypocrite!
The recent allegations and investigations on Tun's involvement manipulating the judiciary, is only the tip of the ice-berg. While I believe Tun would have not any direct evidence of such events or decisions leading to him, he cannot deny the fact that Malaysia's legal system during his leadership lacked integrity and maturity.
Tun, even though you may escape being charged OR convicted of such allegations, you have made a mockery of the process and I hope the truth comes out of this investigation!
I will be regularly writing on this BLOGspot, and my theme will only be on TDM! Please criticise and comment as you see appropriate, as unlike TDM, I am a true believer of free speech. -Ravi