In an open letter penned to Umno grassroots leaders ahead of the party annual general assembly, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has cited a list of what ails the current president.
He also reiterated his claim that Umno now belongs to Najib Abdul Razak and noted how loyalty at present is to the president, no longer the party, race or nation.
Mahathir, who led Umno for 22 years, is hoping his diagnosis would convince grassroots leaders to heed his call to oust the president before the next general election.
According to 90-year-old former premier, Najib suffers from:
- Introducing the 1Malaysia slogan, which is the same as (DAP slogan) Malaysian Malaysia
- Appointing colonisers of the past as advisers, and using foreign consultants
- Establishing Pemandu to replace the Economic Planning Unit
- Providing exorbitant incomes for NGOs
- Placing the nation under the will of Singapore
- Borrowing billions of Ringgit, of which, a large sum is invested abroad
- Setting-up 1MDB with an immense loan for capital
- Unable to prove where the invested capital is
- Failure to pay the loan interest
- Acquiring government land for cheap prices and selling them to government institutions at a value which is 50 times higher.
- Using Tabung Haji funds in the same manner, profits used to saddle the losses of 1MDB
- RM2.6 billion suddenly appearing in his personal account, which is supposedly a donation from a Middle Eastern person.
- Investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and Bank Negara are ended before action can be taken.
- Attorney-general is removed and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is 'dissolved' (dibubar) so that it can no longer investigate 1MDB
- Living a lavish lifestyle beyond the means of a prime minister
- Minimum wage is raised until factories moved to other countries and workers lost their jobs.
- Sharp decline in the value of the Ringgit and share market
- GST is rolled out, forcing small business to close, cost of living increases and the people’s burden is heavier now.
- Whoever that reprimands is questioned by the police, accused of sabotaging the bank and financial system; and arrested under the wrong laws.
Umno will hold its annual meet from Dec 8 to 12.
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