‘Abdullah is celebrated for giving the top job up as if it was a right he were sacrificing, instead of a duty he had failed. What a childish, maudlin display.'

On Muhyiddin to PM: I have done wrong, forgive me

Leo Ujang:

Pak Lah leaves the stage with a nauseating ‘one love' characteristic of his pointless, feckless administration. In place of results we get this mush about forgiving one another.

Clearly, it is inconceivable that any disagreement between himself and Muhyiddin last year was based on anything like principles.

Forgotten is any sense that there were objective reasons for disagreeing. It's all about personalities.

Pak Lah is celebrated for giving the top job up as if it was a right he were sacrificing, instead of a duty he had failed.

What a childish, maudlin display. Meanwhile Ali Rustam is feted and cheered for having been found guilty of giving bribes.

This is sick, sickening party that the people can't wait to see the end of. Good riddance, Umno. We can't wait.

On 'Beware of that power-crazy traitor'

M Raken: Hishammudin, the minister of education, is belittling himself in the eyes of the public when he called Anwar Ibrahim a traitor. This is cheap racial politics.

It is the politics of the unbridled, blindfolded, selfish, heartless person that thinks of winning only at all costs.

Anwar says that this country belongs to all Malaysians irrespective of race and religion. He says that the rights of Malays enshrined in the constitution will be protected.

He says the poor Malays will be given all assistance and priorities to come up in Malaysia.

He reiterates that the wealth of this country does not belong to the cronies of those in power.

He emphasises that corruption will be eliminated at all cost. He empathises with the downtrodden and tells all that the wealth of this country will be shared by all.

For this, you call Anwar a traitor? I am surprised that Hishammudin has the least respect for the people of this country. He thinks we are all stupid. I really feel sorry for you, Hisham.

Most of the modern Malays in this country want maths and science to be taught in English.

Do you want to call them ‘traitors' to this country just because they see the benefits of mastering English in the global perspective?

The modern generation of literate Malays are wonderful people who see this beautiful country truly Asia in every aspect with unity in diversity in every dimension of our Malaysian life.

Do you think they have high respect for you when you try to demean their thinking power?

March 8 should have awoken your from your slumber in oblivion. But it looks like you have not learnt or got the message yet.

We have great respect for you YB Hisham. Be practical and truthful to your own conscience.

Do not emotion-alize the practical realities of Malaysian politics and do not call Anwar a traitor because it will only be a reflection of your own self.

On Shahrir to quit as minister

Ash Burn: What Sharir Samad has done by offering to resign as minister is magnanimous.

In fact, all the others who did not make it should also resign too. Remember, you are being rejected by your own party. No further excuses, please.

On Khir blames Pakatan for his defeat

Mooshie Mooshie: So, now Mohd Khir Toyo is blaming Pakatan for his losing his Umno election?

As the Chinese saying goes ‘When one cannot pass motion, one blames the ground that is too hard'.

On Khir's complaint that the Pakatan governments are blacklisting BN contractors, he should not complain because during his time he also blacklisted contractors in favour of his cronnies.

So, what's new?

On KJ's election: Mahathir spews venom

Ong: Mahathir said: ‘I felt that my image would be tarnished if I am in the company of those who endorse corruption'.

Wow! He really does believe that Malaysians in general think of him as a corrupt-free ex-prime minister who ran a corrupt-free government.

On Mahathir makes surprise entry...

Maniam Sankar: To all Umno general assembly delegates,

I read about how you were so glad to welcome the resigned member, Dr Mahathir, to your assembly.

A man who did not come on day one, the day guests are invited, as he said all of you were guilty of money politics.

A man who came on the last day to upstage and insult your departing president. A man whose actions as PM contributed mostly to your loss of five states on March 8.

A man who is responsible for the sad state of the judiciary and the police. You were so glad to welcome such a man who even threw away his membership in your party.

Are you so bankrupt of good people? Think.

On 'Umno has lost touch with reality'

Zi-zenn & B Tee: The ruling party of Malaysia is a huge conglomerate of buying and selling - the buying of votes and the selling of support.

Money has been the common denominator of every political transaction and most politicians would wear a money mask, some smaller, others much bigger.

Soon, the nation will be led by old stalwarts with dubious backgrounds, sinking the already struggling economy and social disintegration further.

The younger contenders are no better, inheriting the ills of the old.

Well, perhaps one needs not have to wait too long to witness the party's demise under its own heavy burden of debauchery, deception and bigotry.

P Sritharan: The latest controversy regarding the Umno election was actually caused by the disciplinary Committee. Two candidates (Khairy and Ali Rustam) were accused of similar offence but were given different sentences.

As far as I am aware, no reason for the conflicting sentences was satisfactorily announced by the Umno disciplinary committee.

Due to the conflicting decision, Ali Rustam lost his chance to contest the deputy president's post which was eventually won by Muhyiddin Yassin comfortably.

However, the severity of the conflicting decision was felt in the Youth Chief contest. The contest was won by Khairy who beat Mukhriz by a small margin.

The party to be blamed here is the disciplinary committee. The committee didn't clearly distinguish the case of Ali Rustam and that of Khairy (if any).

May be we could assume that the committee did not punish Khairy as severely as Ali Rustam as a sort of ‘farewell gift' to his father-in-law (Pak Lah)

If the above episode is to be rectified now, it would be messy. The only simple solution to this is that, maybe, Mukhriz be given a cabinet posting (preferably the youth and sports ministry).