Mukhriz Mahathir's Letter To PM

> 12th March 2008
> Dato' Seri,

> Let me take this opportunity to thank you and the party's leadership
> for the faith in me and the chance to contest in Jerlun as a Barisan
> Nasional candidate. With the blessing and hard work of the party's
> leadership and machinery as well as the people of Jerlun, I have won
> the election and am now a new Member of Parliament.
> However, sadly enough, my victory is rendered meaningless in view of
> the defeat that Umno and the Kedah BN suffered at the hands of the
> opposition.
> Apart from Kedah, four other states as well as the Federal Territories
> also received a similar humiliation in defeat.
> In fact your own state of Penang was wrested by the DAP from the BN.
> Kelantan is again under PAS rule. In other states, the BN also
> suffered a similar humiliation when the level of BN support by the
> people has tremendously reduced. This, Datuk Seri, has never happened
> in the history of BN rule.
> The sole intention of my letter to you is meant to save Umno and BN
> from being rejected further by the people and from being no longer
> relevant to our religion, race and nation.
> Dato' Seri, the people are unhappy and the message from them is very
> clear, and that is, they have rejected you as the nation's chief
> executive.
> Contrary to your claim that you still have the support of Umno and
> other component parties, the reality is that even our own party
> members had reneged in their voting pattern by supporting the
> opposition and inflicting the BN its defeat.
> Dato' Seri, when the people held street demonstrations you openly
> dared them to resort to the ballot boxes to demonstrate.
> They took your challenge by coming out, especially those people in the
> Peninsular, and they demonstrated their feelings by voting us out at
> state and Parliament levels.
> It is therefore clear that your leadership and your handling of the
> issues faced by the people and the nation are no longer accepted.
> Let's not deny the truth just for the sake of keeping your seat as
> Prime Minister.
> For the love of this country and the people, I beg that you take
> responsibility for the defeat. We can save Umno, the BN and the nation
> only if you relinquish your positions as Prime Minister and president
> of Umno.
> Dato' Seri, I hope you will understand that I make this plea with the
> intention of salvaging a very dire situation. A move has been made to
> woo BN representatives to join the Opposition. The enemy needs just 35
> seats more to topple the government of your leadership.
> If you do not resign in the near future, I fear that the situation
> will become untenable and that Malay support for Umno and BN will be a
> thing of the past.
> This plea I make without malice, and I am aware that your reaction and
> that of other Umno members could very well be hostile.
> But come what may, I am prepared, for the sake of the Malays and
> Umno, to face the consequences of my action. With all humility, I
> leave my fate to Allah SWT.
> Dato' Seri, I am sure that you will do the right thing for the sake of
> the people and the nation. May Allah SWT bless you for the sacrifice
> you make by stepping down.
> Wasallam.
> Yours sincerely,
> Mukhriz Mahathir
> Jerlun Member Parliament




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