Don’t just look at Rahim’s past, says Muhyiddin

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 7 years ago · Published on 16 Dec 2018 6:19PM · 22 Comments

Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin at the party's Malacca convention in Alor Gajah today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, December 16, 2018.

RAHIM Thamby Chik’s past is of no consequence now, said Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, after the former submitted his application to join the Pakatan Harapan coalition party earlier today.

He said the former Umno man’s application must be seen in the present context and in view of the new political scenario in the country.

“This is the present political development. We need to look at this situation from a new perspective.

“We can’t just be looking at the past. We need to be updated to plan our strategy,” he said after officiating Malacca Bersatu’s convention in Alor Gajah today.

Muhyiddin, who is also home minister, said Bersatu had yet to decide whether to accept the former Malacca chief minister into the party.

Earlier today, Rahim applied to join Bersatu, saying that Umno had lost its spirit of struggle for the Malays, which he said had now shifted to Bersatu.

“I am sad to leave Umno after having struggled for more than 40 years to champion the Malays. I quit the party because Bersatu can champion the Malays better, more efficiently and effectively.

“The mistake Umno leaders made in sowing a culture of corruption has become a cancer that has eaten through Umno’s roots, leading to its fall,” Bernama reported him as saying today.

Rahim was the sixth chief minister of Malacca from April 26, 1982, to October 14, 1994. He was also Umno Youth chief from 1993 to 1996.

His decision to quit Umno and enter Bersatu has been criticised by several quarters from within PH.

DAP MP for Kota Melaka Khoo Poay Tiong said accepting Rahim into Bersatu would damage the integrity of the state government and weaken the peoples’ confidence in PH in Malacca.

He also labelled Rahim the “father of all scandals”, pointing to the number of scandals he had been involved in during his time in Umno. – December 16, 2018.

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  • If that is the same reasoning Najib can also be accepted since you dont look at the past.

    Posted 7 years ago by Adrian Tan · Reply

  • Taking in rapists looks halal for these idiots

    Posted 7 years ago by Watchdog Watchdog · Reply

  • Bersatu is there to champion for Malaysians. If it is only to champion Malays, what difference does it make compared with UMNO? NExt GE we will see that it will lose some votes.

    Posted 7 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • What rubbish is this Moodin guy talking. Can he also overlook Najib past???? If Jibby boy play out his crying fits of remorse and apply to to join PPBM can Moodin take on the same stance and be forgiving. Do not sell the rakyat your irrational thoughts. Rahim Thamby Cik has zero contribution to Malaysia and general perception is that he is a child rapist proven or unproven, nothing more to add or to clean off that slate of blemished records.Period.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

    • Cont :The irony of it is that the rapist is not even an MP in position that could help PH in Parliamnet. So why the goody goody kindness to accpet him into PPBM and create upheaval in PH. Rahim Tambi is irrelevvant ,

      Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Don't they love the word "struggle"? As the Johore sultan famously said, "Do you expect me to survive on a measly RM27,000 a month?" Bet all these Umno bigwigs have been "struggling" all these decades on ten times the amount!

    Posted 7 years ago by Antares Maitreya · Reply

  • Remember Moo called himself melayu first, malaysian second. I cannot forget that. Karma is such that there is payback

    Posted 7 years ago by Kenneth Tan · Reply

  • Its ok, if ever all these scums become a candidate in GE15, make sure we dont vote for them period.

    For now, its all plain to see, their true colors are out.

    Posted 7 years ago by Malaysia Baru . · Reply

  • Rahim Tamby Chik was a suspected rapist! Why are you asking Malaysians to close our eyes and accept him even though he was a suspected rapist? Is Bersatu so desperate for all exUmno members? You're a joker Muhyiddin!

    Posted 7 years ago by Jordan Lee · Reply

    • GE15 - if BN vs Bersatus ex Umno candidate, we should put an independent candidate. Vote for candidate not party. That way we wont ever see such scums again. And we wont have incompetent people like ex Umno Johor MB

      Posted 7 years ago by Malaysia Baru . · Reply

  • YB Muhyiddin, you can say what you want in accepting the the formers MBs but ultimately you decision today will firm the basis of people rejection of Bersatu in the next GE.
    This man, whom you are protecting & supporting, caused innocent LGE to be jailed. This man, whom you are protecting & supporting had allegedly raped and under-aged girl although the charges were not preferred.
    With that kind of background, it can only be deduced that such a character would have been a thug and bully during his hay days.. Accepting him today means Bersatu is condoning all bad and unacceptable practices, something that obviously goes against the belief of the Rakyat.
    If this is going to be Bersatus trend.. and if Bersatu is part of PH coalition, you wont have my vote at the next GE..

    Posted 7 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

    • Agreed!

      Posted 7 years ago by Malaysia Baru . · Reply

  • Sorry Dr M, can you do a consensus whether to accept or reject Rahim Thamby Chik...
    He is a highly controversial figure to be accepted into your party, I am most certain it would have a negative impact for all the crimes & negativity he brings with him.. There is no need to tarnish the image of Bersatu... By accepting him, you & Bersatu are condoning all his follies and crimes..

    Posted 7 years ago by TTs Take · Reply

  • Should we look at his future ? Maybe he has more sex tapes of Anwar.....sad, embarrassing, disgusted, the reactions to this political stupidity goes on and on and on

    Posted 7 years ago by Chai Hin Goh · Reply

    • We all know why malaysia is like this but if we say it they all will go crazy and protest. And then its back to rights and religion and rights and rights.

      Probably take another generation or so before malaysia can be great. But till then it might be too late. For example, Whos stopping the islands from belong taken away from us etc. its sad.

      Posted 7 years ago by Malaysia Baru . · Reply

  • what the fark are you talking about???
    x paham la...a dirt bag with baggage is always a dirt bag with baggage..full stop..

    Posted 7 years ago by The Lone Ranger ... · Reply

  • This man is tainted. Why even consider him ? What can he bring to the table ? Even he can contribute, which he cant, this man is without any integrity at all.

    Posted 7 years ago by Mo Salleh · Reply

  • Rally coming up to protest against this!!
    im in

    Posted 7 years ago by Lan Lan · Reply

  • It look like PPBM is on starvation now.. !!!

    Posted 7 years ago by Thiagarajan Ramasamy · Reply

  • Reject the opportunist. Nothing he can bring to Bersatu rather than continue doing what he has done in the past. He wants to enjoy the same protection from PM (happens to be the same Tun) as what he used to enjoy. Just reject him. Bersatu must show to the people that itll not just accept any frogs. Only good frogs are welcome.

    Posted 7 years ago by Leng Kapri As Saribasi · Reply

  • Currently pun hampeh

    Posted 7 years ago by Khairul Anuar · Reply

  • A leopard never shed its skin, a man stature is base on his deeds unfortunately for Rahim there's nothing much he can shout about his deeds.

    Posted 7 years ago by Teruna Kelana · Reply