Najib wants to be PM

I can be PM what!

Well it appears that loony times have struck yet again here in Malaysia. The DPM is so happy that the PM has so much confidence in him. The PM has even publicly declared that the DPM is going to be the PM in 2010, i.e 2 years from now. The PM has also said that he will not lead BN in the next general elections (maybe that is not such a bad thing!!!)

Mr PM I don't know how you can endorse the DPM at this present moment. Look it says a lot for your administration. Maybe all the people who have been accusing you of sleeping on the job were right after all. Look Mr PM, if you don't know, the DPM has been accused in a very, very serious manner in the Altantuya matter. If you do not know also the matter has yet to be resolved too. There have been all sorts of allegations against the man. The only proper thing to do would have been to endorse (if at all) the man once he has cleared his name.

Look I take the PM's office to be a very important office. You basically govern the country and be its primary captain. At the moment the captain to be has been alleged of certain wrongdoings. I would think that the captain to be has to clear his name before he is handed the reigns to run the country. He cannot be endorsed now!Not in the present circumstances!!! How is anybody going to "siasat" him now without any fear or favour?

All this public endorsing of the DPM at this point in time seems to trivialise the serious allegations levelled against him. What kind of message do you think Mr PM this is going to have on the lower ranks in government. It also gives the nation the impression that it is ok to be accused of wrongdoing so long as you are "one of us". Maybe the words integrity, honesty, accountability and the rule of law are just that; mere words.

I say the DPM has to go on leave of absence until he is actually cleared. There are no two ways about it. Anything that falls short of this would make nonsense of the principles for natural justice, fair play and the rule of law.

Sad state of affairs in the nation.

M V Nathan