GEORGE TOWN: DAP national chairman Karpal Singh believes Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah) president Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah is ‘living in his own world’ and unrealistic in his view that snap polls should not be held until after reforms have been carried out.Karpal said the former Semangat 46 president had ‘missed his opportunities’ of becoming Malaysia’s the Prime Minister after he dissolved Semangat 46 and rejoining Umno.
“His own people like Rais Yatim and Ahmad Shabeery Chik have betrayed him to become ministers,” said Karpal.
He slammed Razaleigh, who is commonly known as Ku Li, for not having the stamina to last in opposition politics and succumbing to former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamed’ political trap.
Touching on Prime Minister Najib Razak, he said the premier was under tremendous internal pressure to call for a snap poll by next March to ensure his own survival rather than in larger public interests.
He pointed that a recent book titled ‘Kesilapan-kesilapan Najib’ (Najib’s Mistakes), authored by former Wangsa Maju deputy Umno Youth chief Shahbudin Husin, documented frequent criticisms by Ku Li and Mahathir and clearly showed there was a strong Umno factional move to knock Najib off his perch.
“Pressure is piling up on Najib to call for at least a snap parliamentary poll to secure a fresh mandate for his rule,” stressed Karpal.
On the PAS state government’s insistence to implement the Islamic hudud law in Kelantan, he said the DAP would oppose any unconstitutional move to implement it in the country.
He called on PAS to stop the hudud politics to avoid frightening off the non-Muslim voters.
“The groundswell favours Pakatan to form the next federal government.
“PAS should not scuttle it,” he said.
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