I’m no traitor, says Muhyiddin

Chan Kok Leong Chan Kok Leong Updated 4 years ago · Published on 2 Mar 2020 9:24PM · 13 Comments

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin says he has taken on the nation’s top job because he wanted to save the country from political turmoil. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, March 2, 2020.

PRIME Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he is not a traitor and only accepted the position to save Malaysia.

“I’m no traitor,” said the 72-year-old in his first televised address to the country since his appointment on Sunday.

“I am here to save the country from political turmoil.”

According to the Bersatu president, it started when Dr Mahathir Mohamad resigned as prime minister on February 24.

He said that he had no intention to become prime minister.

“I only stepped up to save the situation when neither candidate claimed a majority of support from Dewan Rakyat,” said Muhyiddin in his 13-minute speech.

He said, although Bersatu had initially supported Dr Mahathir (during the first round of one-on-one interviews with the king), the 94-year-old did not garner sufficient support.

“As such, the king decided to speak to all the heads of the political parties and asked them to nominate someone.

“Bersatu and other parties (Barisan Nasional, PAS, GPS) nominated me and hence I received the majority.

“What were my choices? To support Dr Mahathir and allow the political turmoil to continue? Parliament could have been dissolved and fresh elections would then be called.”

Muhyiddin said he then met Dr Mahathir with two other Bersatu leaders and asked for Dr Mahathir’s support.

“Dr Mahathir said he would support me if I could get the majority. This was later confirmed in a statement on February 27.

“I accepted the nomination as prime minister,” said Muhyiddin.

“I am aware that my appointment was not through elections. I was appointed because I had the support of the majority of the MPs in Dewan Rakyat.”

Prior to Dr Mahathir’s resignation as prime minister on February 24, Muhyiddin and Bersatu leaders attended a dinner at the Sheraton Hotel in Petaling Jaya with opposition MPs from Umno and PAS.

Shortly after Dr Mahathir resigned on February 24, Muhyiddin pulled Bersatu out from the Pakatan Harapan government causing it to collapse.

Before Muhyiddin met Yang di-Pertuan Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on February 29 at 10am, Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Bersatu youth chief Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman announced at 8am that they would not support Muhyiddin as prime minister.

Muhyiddin, nevertheless, informed the king that he had all 36 Bersatu MPs supporting him.

The form Umno leader was appointed as the eighth prime minister on March 1. – March 2, 2020.

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  • How r u going to save Malaysia? Through d likes of Hadi Awg & his team of bigots? Sarawak GPS will b severely punished in d coming State Election for siding with ur back-door govt.

    Posted 4 years ago by Elbie Sangup · Reply

  • A person who is recovering from cancer should not tell lies!

    Posted 4 years ago by No Gostan · Reply

    • What does cancer have to do with character?

      Posted 4 years ago by P P · Reply

  • Everyone claims their action is to save the country. Actually most of the politicians act in their personal interest and ambitions. The rakyat can see through the evil acts and will punish the guilty politicians dearly at the next election. Shameless that the group without majority support forms the government. I dare you to publish the list of your supporters. Nothing to hide. PH actually published their list. Dare you be honest enough to do that? Big time cheat?

    Posted 4 years ago by Mike Mok · Reply

  • YOU AATE A TRAITOR..YOU TOPPLE LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT BY CHEATING NUMBER.You dont even have the majority.If you dare to show you have the majority go to parliment and gget a vote of confident aas soon as posssiblle.Dont delay.

    Posted 4 years ago by Yutian Lee · Reply

  • I scoff at no direction in particular.

    Posted 4 years ago by CD E · Reply

    • Hahaha

      Posted 4 years ago by P P · Reply

  • ptuuuui!!!

    Posted 4 years ago by KNN ... · Reply

  • You lost my respect when you decided to joint hand with the same forces you were going against before GE14. How could you kiss the kleptocrats who robbed our country, yet you claim want to save country. Whe you pray asked Allah s.w.t to show you guidance n forgiveness. We will never trust you anymore, never.

    Posted 4 years ago by Anak Malaysia · Reply

  • This is totally funny, you had no intention to be PM, and you just want to save the country, how? by joined force with the corruption groups? Can't PH manage the country? Back to the main point, explain why break from PH

    Posted 4 years ago by Carol Li · Reply

  • Humpty dumpty sits on the wall....for how long can he sit when he can't even balance himself?

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • You are not only a traitor, you joined hands with the people you pretended to detest and called them thieves and robbers while campaigning during GE14 just to win votes.

    Stop acting like a saint, what goes around comes around soon.

    Posted 4 years ago by Malaysian Earthling · Reply

    • nobody is a saint, least of all those who who attempted to rewrite history and constitution.

      Posted 4 years ago by Ahmad pauzi md yusof · Reply