Sack me the proper way, Dr Mahathir tells Bersatu

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 14 May 2020 1:21PM · 2 Comments

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he is ready to be sacked by Bersatu but the process has to adhere to the party constitution. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 14, 2020.

FORMER prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said he is ready to be sacked from Bersatu, the party that he co-founded, but it should be done in accordance with its constitution.

“There are a lot of mistakes in their attempts to sack me.

“I’m willing to be dropped, but it must follow the party’s bylaws and constitution. If I’m to be sacked, invite me (for a meeting),” he said in a video message.

The Bersatu supreme council was expected to discuss the sacking of Dr Mahathir and Mukhriz Mahathir at a meeting on Monday but the meeting was cancelled at the 11th hour.

Bersatu working secretary Muhammad Suhaimi Yahya said the meeting had been deferred to a later date and supreme council members would be notified.

No reason was given by Suhaimi, who confirmed the cancellation to The Malaysian Insight in a WhatsApp message.

Dr Mahathir said if he and Mukhriz are not invited to supreme council meeting, the meeting is void.

“I, as chairman, must be invited. If I’m not invited, it goes against the party constitution.

“Many mistakes were done. First, the invitation was sent by Suhaimi without my instructions.

“Only, I can call for the (supreme council) meeting.”

He said Bersatu president Muhiyiddin Yassin can call for a meeting if Dr Mahathir is sick or overseas.

“If he (Muhiyiddin) says he is chairman, there is no basis for it in the constitution.

“This is also one of the wrongdoings that goes against the constitution.”

Dr Mahathir said when he was Umno chairman and Anwar Ibrahim was sacked, Anwar was still allowed to attend the supreme council meeting.

“He (Anwar) was given a chance to speak. But, this time they won’t allow me to attend or speak to the supreme council.” – May 14, 2020.

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  • We are slipping into an era where the power grab by greedy Malay elites will be compounded by a dying economy.

    The rakyat will queue at pawnshops, the elites at Harrod's.

    Posted 3 years ago by Johan M. · Reply

  • This whole Bersatu fiasco really shows that these Malay parties are not about working to improve lives of the Malays. It always is just power power and position and making money for themselves. This seems ram]ant when a party is based just on race. The same can be said about MIC and MCA. Nothing good can me from those parties either. They just made money for themselves and enriched their family and friends. This race based party concept have not proven to be of any damn use to anyone or the country.

    Posted 3 years ago by Sunita petrus · Reply