YOURSAY | 'To do otherwise would be a travesty to Dr M's commitment to a clean and fair gov't.'

Ex-Najib strongman Salleh Keruak, Pandikar among those who quit

Vent: Granted, we cannot expect others to live by our own values and standards.

But where is there even a modicum of shame in former communications and multimedia minister Salleh Said Keruak and former Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia now quitting Umno, and lo and behold, pledging their support for Pakatan Harapan and Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, of all things and persons?

The former speaker was nothing but a lapdog for Umno and former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, and Salleh even appeared to be willing to die for Najib.

If this isn’t opportunism of the lowest order, I don’t know what else is.

I expect the Harapan ministers, especially those from DAP, to never forget Pandikar’s dastardly treatment of them and never allow the two into the fold.

Even notwithstanding the fact that there is no honour among thieves, it will be a travesty of the highest order to Mahathir’s commitment to a clean and fair government if the old man, in his desire to gain the support of the Malays, accepts these two.

Getting a two-thirds majority will never justify including all these individuals of no honour, shame, decency or principles and certainly of no value to the nation as they are nothing but lowlives and assorted vermin.

Anonymous 2436471476414726: Yes, Harapan/Parti Warisan Sabah, you are well advised not to accept Salleh and Pandikar.

Those two were staunch supporters of Najib, and Salleh especially was very much anti-Mahathir. Pandikar was well-known for playing dirty when he was the speaker of Parliament.

FlabberPro: They can quit all they want, but the rakyat has already seen through them. They cannot be trusted, and neither do they have any credible character.

They are the have-been and the bygones. They may as well retire quietly into their own cage and never go into the limelight again.

Najib, the world is abandoning you. I wonder what goes through your mind at night.

Anonymous 770241447347646: Politically, it will be good for the parties to accept as many as possible into the present regime. Together, they can pass certain bills that they need a two-thirds majority for.

On the other hand, there are certain leaders who have no choice but to jump ship. Their loyalty is questionable. They have their own personal agenda, and not the interest of the rakyat at heart.

Harapan should seriously consider whether to accept their applications if they decide to join Warisan. You may have the numbers, but you might lose your popularity.

Anonymous 2362021442199789: The rats are all abandoning the sinking ship. However, once a rat, always a rat.

They should be shunned as they are only trying to save their own skins and cannot be trusted.

Anonymous_ab618355: Let’s hope Warisan does not accept these "traitors". The Sabah rakyat will vote Warisan out if these goons are accepted back into the party that holds power.

There's no loyalty, just power-craziness. If they can abandon Umno, they can abandon Warisan too.

Exodus from Sabah Umno, reps pledge full support for Dr M

Ed: Indeed, Harapan will lose its credibility if it opts to take these people into its fold. These are people who were “willing partners” then and equally party to our country being in its current state.

Having enjoyed the spoils, they now jump ship? What poor personal values. Worst case, just stay independent.

I hope Harapan does not evolve into “BN Baru” with lots of ex-Umno candidates and parties “void of ideas” such as MCA and MIC.

Anonymous 24331438100949: Don’t jump to conclusions. We have to accept the fact that Umno is no longer relevant. It’s normal in Malaysian politics for people to jump to another party.

Harapan is very clear on this. If you want to join any party in Harapan, they must follow the new culture, that's why they have to be independent first but to work for the rakyat is a must.

The Wakandan: It is a moral victory for Harapan. With the exodus, it is a foreshadowing of the turning point of Malay-Muslim abandonment of Umno and BN.

With weak Malay support, Umno will never be able to rise to power again, and so it will be for PAS as well. It will be a dream shattered for them to form a government with Umno.

Pisang Goreng: And so it continues. The fall of Umno does not mean the fall of right-wing ideology and corruption. It simply means that it will find a new place to call home.

And the new landlord? None other than our beloved Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Pat20231: They just changed ships but everything else remains, including all the vices linked with the previous party.

One moment Mahathir is talking about eradicating corruption, and the next moment, this. Who is going to monitor these MPs?

Roar For Truth: It’s time for Harapan to have a minimum quality control (QC) for frog jumpers.

Political expediency is one thing, but total disregard for the choices made and people’s will on May 9 is totally unacceptable.

Don’t end up a one-time wonder because of your betrayal of the voters. Too many self-serving politicians are justifying their personal interests with hypocritical statements of national interest.

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