To bring down Najib, they went after Rosmah, says former aide 

Kamles Kumar Kamles Kumar Updated 7 years ago · Published on 20 Jun 2018 11:00AM · 23 Comments

Lokman Noor Adam, a senior aide to former finance minister Najib Razak, says his former gave much to the Chinese community, which cost him Malay support. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 20, 2018.

THE way Lokman Noor Adam sees it, everybody is to blame for Umno’s defeat in GE14 except former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife, Rosmah Mansor.

Malaysians are to blame for not recognising what a liberal and inclusive leader Najib was; Pakatan Harapan should be blamed for bringing about Najib’s downfall by harping on Rosmah’s excesses. Najib’s senior aide in the Finance Ministry believes this, even now.

Lokman, who is vying for an Umno Supreme Council seat, said PH captured Putrajaya by going after Rosmah.

Since they could not find enough dirt on Najib, they trained their guns on Rosmah – and it worked, he said.

“In 2013, did you hear anyone saying bad things about Najib? When the opposition attacked, they did not attack Najib because they could not find anything to attack him with. So they started attacking Rosmah. It is actually character assassination,” he told The Malaysian Insight in an interview.

That may have been true back then before GE13, but by GE14, the 1MDB scandal had given the opposition much effective artillery against Najib.

Lokman’s thinking gives insight into the ‎blinkered worldview of those in the Najib camp, in the run-up to GE14 and, apparently, after GE14 as well.  With some of its leaders and operatives stuck in denial mode, it may be difficult for the party to chart a recovery from the crushing May 9 defeat. 

Lokman stuck to the Umno narrative that Najib had been cleared of any wrongdoing in connection to 1MDB, and said the recent police raids on Najib’s residence would lead to trumped up charges.  

“I am very sure and strongly believe that they will not charge Najib in connection with this 1MDB problem. They will find something else. Mark my words.” 

The former strategic communications director at the Finance Ministry stressed that as much as the opposition hammered at Najib, the former PM actually did a lot for all Malaysians regardless of race. 

Contrary to popular belief, Lokman said Najib did a lot for the Chinese community, which had caused him to lose support within Umno and the Malay community.

“You have to understand why we lost Malay support. We gave face to the Chinese schools, we gave them allocations. Malays are very angry, they said ‘C’mon Najib they will never vote for you but you give them everything.’

“But the truth is, Najib also gave a lot of things to the Malays. You cannot please everyone. There are always those you can never please.”

In the long run, Malaysians would come to regret rejecting Najib, the former PKR man added.  

“You have thrown away the best leader, who is a very tolerant and very liberal person. You have thrown him away. What choice do you think Umno will have now?”

In 1998, Lokman had defended Anwar Ibrahim when he was sacked by Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Lokman’s support for the deputy prime minister against injustice had won him the admiration of many then. 

Twenty years on, his loyalty to Najib and Rosmah is more likely to earn him scorn than credit. – June 20, 2018.

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  • “You have to understand why we lost Malay support. We gave face to the Chinese schools, we gave them allocations. Malays are very angry, they said ‘C'mon Najib they will never vote for you but you give them everything.’ -----------


    That's the problem with these fellas. They think taxpayers' money they dish out belongs to them. And they still want to find justifications to explain their loss. Like this how to reform the Party?

    Posted 7 years ago by Henry Mancini Jr · Reply

    • So is Chinese to be blame for everything happening in the world? What about the US president who played golf with Najib and thinking Najib would help counter China's growing influence. Anyone looks to the West for help may need to read history more. Politics is dirty everywhere.

      Posted 7 years ago by Jonathan Yeh · Reply

  • Many times the downfall of a man is due to a woman. It happen many times in recent Malaysian history. Just research the archives.

    Posted 7 years ago by Henry Mancini Jr · Reply

  • HE EVEN LOOK LIKE ROSMAH..KJ can change the party with members like these? Descendent of Pencuri Lampu Ajaib that still trying to do revisionism even if its no longer possible in these days and age, NOT to mention, the their founding generation of what they are, threw them out themselves..They literally disown their founders, the original "Pencuri Lampu Ajaib" - prodigal inheritors to the last.

    Posted 7 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • When did UMNO gove in to the Chinese and Indians? Bones were thrown at them, period! Look at education opportunities, business ventures even GLC heads....these list can go on. He's telling Najib was a good saint but why the Malays should not reject him......the fact is the Malays rejected him, Chinese did so and the small group of Indians as well. Malaysian rejected him and his goons ..... please help reject yourself !!

    Posted 7 years ago by Crishan Veera · Reply

  • Since when was Jho Low considered to be the Chinese community? I think that beside Jho and a few MCA cronies anybody who was not an UMNO supported dipped out with the sharing of the nations wealth even though they may have been the main contributer to the tax coffers. Dream on you very deluded person.

    Posted 7 years ago by Richard Chapbell · Reply

  • "Everyone is to blame except Najib and Rosmah." I cannot fathom how ignorant this statement is. Who the people choose to lead them is the rakyat's right and prerogative accorded to them under the Constitution. The voters therefore cannot be wrong. What is wrong is to blame them after you lost and said we are ungrateful etc. Politicians are voted into office to work for the people not to live extravagant lifestyles. If you lost then it's because you failed to convince them you are the best choice to lead the government. It's as simple as that. Do you even understand what a general election is?? It's a battle between choices and not patronages.

    Posted 7 years ago by Chee H · Reply

  • Bahahaha...you still do not understand the perception and build up that lead to the loss? He may have given a little bit here and there, but he took so much from the people as a whole. Keep the blinkered shades on, fade into irrelevance.

    Posted 7 years ago by Shovel Nose · Reply

  • Lokman . Go back to school please!!!!!!!!!!!. Start your education all over again right from the basic so that you shall have the capacitie and capabilities to at least do some proper reasoning. MI please stop flooding the readers with annoying and trash news.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Give face to he chinese but 95%of them voted ph

    Posted 7 years ago by Leslie Chan · Reply

  • Lokman - it is this kind of denial and attitude that led to BN fall in GE14. Keep thinking this way and Umno and BN will never be relevant again.

    Posted 7 years ago by Kenneth Tan · Reply

  • So Lokman here think, he can do better than the Fake News cybertrooper.. So to this True-blue descendant of Pencuri Lampu Ajaib, facts and reality are easy for them even if they have never really done real facts have to live in the real world before...

    Posted 7 years ago by Bigjoe Lam · Reply

  • With a SLOB like him as an advisor....nobody needs an enemy to loose..Stupid racist to the core and seeks reform for UMNO......
    So simplistic solutions...so I also give him one more....
    TELL NAJIB TO DIVORCE ROSMAH AS YOU ALSO BLAME HER....
    THEN HE CAN WIN AGAIN... ADA BOLA KA?

    Posted 7 years ago by Ramamurthi ram · Reply

  • Can't believe it this is the way you analyse the election results, treating the rakyat as fools?

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • UMNO seems to believe that most Malaysian loves eating dedak and bull's dropping. It is not a surprise umno continues to feed us both. We are familiar with this bull's dropping story that the axa CAO tried to feed us. Within 4 years - axa sank to the bottom of the Jamban. Read more at changenow083.blogspot.com

    Posted 7 years ago by Chris Ng · Reply

  • Still cannot grasp his boss swindled n damage our country. Like a small schoolboy who losr his mentor n wondering wht to do.
    Nonsence, not worthy of a leader.
    Its funny when the world is pointing every misdeed on both the goons, this one still trying to justify. My foot to you

    Posted 7 years ago by AkuRakyatMalaysia Selangor · Reply

  • Huh...this guy is brain dead and the person who published this article is worst.

    Posted 7 years ago by Putang Inang · Reply

  • Lokman Noor Adam, Unit komunikasi UMNO, a propaganda wing, so what do you expect to get from him, all lies and cover up.

    Posted 7 years ago by Alenac c · Reply

  • Still waving the race card. Malay this and Chinese that. The blinkered twisted mindset of a pathetic rascist whose mind has been so warped and brainwashed by 60 years of fascist thinking.

    Posted 7 years ago by Anthony Long · Reply

  • Your brain cells not yet reset ah?

    Posted 7 years ago by Ikan Masin · Reply

  • “I am very sure and strongly believe that they will not charge Najib in connection with this 1MDB problem. They will find something else. Mark my words." -
    well you will look very stupid when Najib is charged and jailed.

    Posted 7 years ago by Johnnie lim · Reply

  • Former strategic communications director at the Finance Ministry,huh, must had been brainwashed to cover up reports of whereabouts of the allocated funds. Such ignorant bigot.Dream on. Allocated funds to the chinese and tamil schools, yet to be known. Even funds for Kelantan and Penang floods also yet to be known. ????

    Posted 7 years ago by Rosemary Chin · Reply