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Malaysia adalah negara yang istimewa kerana diperintah oleh Kerajaan Rasuah dan Sultan/Raja Lanun. 30 tahun dahulu Malaysia miskin tetapi mampu memberi biasiswa pelajaran kepada beratus-ribu pelajar. Kini Malaysia kaya dengan hasil minyak dll tetapi tiada wang jangankan beri biasiswa malah untuk beri hutang yang berriba' tinggi. Inilah akibat menolak undang-undang Allah, dan mengikut undang-undang ciptaan syaitan ........ hilang keberkatan dari Allah. Baca dan fikirkan: THE KINGS REVENGE - MALAYSIA TODAY SPECIAL REPORT ON NEGERI SEMBILAN: PART 1 The intriguing story of the Throne behind the Power which removed Isa Samad Someone is sporting a large smile these days after the recent fall of Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad. While there is no doubt the majority of Isas enemies are fellow leaders of UMNO, Isas actual archenemy over the last two decades is outside the realm of politics. After more than twenty years of trying to remove Isa from the political scene, he has finally succeeded in doing so by riding on the paranoia of an up-and-coming young politician from Isas home state of Negeri Sembilan and by persuading that young man to exert his influence on his father-in-law, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to break Isas neck using the mechanism of the UMNO Disciplinary Board. Malaysians as a whole would be surprised to know that one of those egging Khairy Jamaluddin on to take a swipe at Isas political career is none other than the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Jaafar. However, those in the know of Negeri Sembilans weird and wonderful world of Perpatih and petty politics know that Tuanku Jaafar has hated Isa for almost all the 22 years he spent as head of the executive branch of the Negeri Sembilan government. There is no love lost between the Tuanku and his former Menteri Besar. When Khairy Jamaluddin first appeared on the political scene of Negeri Sembilan some five years back, he was a complete non-entity. However, since then, capitalising on his fathers Rembau roots, he has built up a political machine to rival that of Isa Samad. Khairy used the Rembau family of the current Menteri Besar, Mohamad Hasan, to strengthen his hold on the states UMNO machinery. By persuading his father-in-law, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to promote Mohamad Hasan as Isas successor, Khairy managed to lay the ground to supplant Isa. The reason for this is simple. Isa, by virtue of his longevity as Menteri Besar, was Khairys main obstacle to securing a political base in Negeri Sembilan. Khairy chose Negeri Sembilan primarily because his mothers home state of Kedah was in an even bigger political quagmire due to the rivalry between the strongmen of former PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullahs hodge-podge supporters of ex-political secretaries and former Anwar Ibrahim men. So Khairy made a tactical decision to follow his patrilineal roots and plant himself firmly on Rembau soil. But Khairys late fathers legacy in Rembau is not that strong enough. Former diplomat Datuk Jamaludin Abu Bakar, Khairys father, was known as an arrogant and aloof diplomat of the old-school who worried more about the pattern of his Paris-made silk ties than the vagaries of Rembau kampong life. So Khairy was forced to latch onto the political family of Mohamad Hasan, comprised of, amongst others, his elder brother Datuk Azman Hasan and several other brothers (collectively known in the local scene as Anak-anak Abu Hasan Pencuri) to secure his political future. The trade-off was that Mohamad Hasan would become Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan in order to lay the ground for Khairys eventual positioning in that state, either as a parliamentarian or even as Mohamad Hasans successor as the next Menteri Besar. In doing so, Khairy faced the problem of Isa, a deft, populist and plain-speaking man of little educational stature. Diminutive and brash, Isa Samad made history by being the youngest Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan at a tender age of 33. Coming from another established political family of Negeri Sembilan, Isa was the son of a former state EXCO member and nephew to former Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Ghafar Baba. Isas talent lay in the fact that he had used his 22 years as Menteri Besar to create a political network that reached the very roots of UMNO politics in Negeri Sembilan. Compared to the English-speaking Khairy with his Oxford twang, hardly understood by the Rembau hoi polloi, Isa spoke with the eloquence of a typical grassroots Malay politician. He was also someone who appeared more approachable than the self-important son-in-law of the Prime Minister. So Khairy had a problem, but he had a strong supporter in the form of Tuanku Jaafar. The old monarch who turns 83 next July had been ruling the state since 1967. Since then he has suffered four Menteri Besars. However, the first three - the late Tan Sri Said, the late Datuk Mansor and the almost-late Datuk Rais Yatim, were patricians who shared the aristocratic lifestyle of Tuanku Bill (as he is known in the Negeri royal family). Isa was a different kettle of fish. He was not a Minangkabau, but a Bugis from Linggi. He had no respect for Tuanku Jaafars persistent demands for land to be alienated to Antah and Melewar (the two private commercial vehicles of the Negeri royal family), for more pig farm licenses to be issued to the Tuanku and for shutting a blind eye to the Tuankus blatant sale of Datukships. The Tuanku also wanted Isa to give him a monopoly on all quarries in Negeri Sembilan. This was something Isa was not wont of doing, either for his own personal enrichment or because he genuinely believed that the Tuanku was acting as a broker for several Chinese businessmen. In 1992, the Tuanku requested for several quarries in the area of Serting to be allocated to a Chinese businessman friend. Isa refused and instead granted the land to several UMNO politicians from both within and outside Negeri Sembilan. Tuanku Jaafar was so annoyed he started to grow a beard. This was following a long tradition started by the late Sultan Idris of Perak who, when annoyed with his Menteri Besar, would grow a long beard and not shave it off until his wishes were granted. Unfortunately for the Tuanku, unlike the handsome late Sultan of Perak, the Tuankus beard appeared like that of the Datuk Nikah Kahwin in the P. Ramlee hit Musang Berjanggut. Within Isas circle, Tuanku Jaafar became known as Tuanku Musang Berjanggut. The stand-off lasted for a very long time but Isa could not be bothered to placate the old ruler. Isa threw out the Chinese datuk who came to see him regarding the quarries. He even refused to attend the Tuankus summons to the Istana in Seri Menanti for a huddle with the Chinese businessman. Things became so bad that Isa and the Tuanku were no longer seen together at public events. The Istana made it known that Tuanku Jaafar would not attend any function that was graced by Isa. Neither did the political secretary of the Menteri Besar accept any invitation to a function that had already been accepted by the Istana. On the very few occasions when both had to appear together, as in the state opening of Parliament, the two protagonists of Negeri Sembilan politics hardly spoke a word to each other. Sometimes, when the Tuanku spoke, Isa would talk to someone else and turn his face away from the royal countenance. The Tuanku would attend to the natural demands of his bladder when Isa rose to give speeches. It was the funniest of times for the Negeri people. The stand-off was not resolved. Tuanku Jaafar sent his brother Tunku Abdullah (fondly known as Charlie) to see Dr Mahathir to request for Isas removal. However, Dr Mahathir, having just deliberately developed a constitutional crisis with the Rulers over the Gomez beatings by the Sultan of Johor, was not pleased to entertain the Tuankus demands. Instead, Dr Mahathir asked Isa to find another way to solve the Tuankus monetary problems. Isa relented by giving Tuanku Jaafar almost a totally free hand in deciding datukships and receiving payments for them. Suddenly the Tuanku had a money-pit of unending depth. The Darjah Paduka Tuanku Jaafar (DPTJ third class) became the newest money source for the Tuanku. Malay businessmen lined up to pay up to RM200,000 for the award. Chinese businessmen usually paid a higher price of RM300,000 plus an annual mas manah (gift fee) payable each time the Tuanku or Tunku Ampuan went overseas for a holiday or on the occasion of his royal highness birthday. The number of Datuks swelled and soon became a public joke. However, the key point is that UMNO kept its quarries and the Tuanku began to have a new source of income. Nevertheless, the Tuankus antipathy towards Isa never faded. With the arrival of Khairy Jamaluddin on the Negeri Sembilan political scene, the Tuanku felt he had an ally finally strong enough to remove Isa. The Tuanku made it known to Khairy that he would not object to Khairy finding another person as Menteri Besar. In fact, through his son Tunku Naquiyuddin, Tuanku Jaafar suggested that Khairy himself would be eminently suited for that position and suggested that the gerrymandering of Negeri Sembilan constituencies be made to prepare the ground for his election in Rembau. Accordingly, prior to the 2004 General Election, the state constituency of Paroi in Seremban suddenly became part of the elongated and absurdly-shaped parliamentary constituency of Rembau. However, Isa is not as stupid as some say he looks. He realised what Khairy was doing and organised several meetings with groups of UMNO grassroots to warn them of the impending Tsunami that goes by the name of Khairy Jamaluddin. The UMNO grassroots in Negeri Sembilan had no love for the Oxford brat and preferred traditional politicians such as Isa, Khalid Yunus, or even the convicted murderer and state UMNO treasurer, Datuk Mokhtar Hashim. As a result, several busloads of UMNO Negeri Sembilan supporters, under the pretext of visiting the newly-built and shining megapolis of Putrajaya, sought meetings with Abdullah and told him in no uncertain terms that it was too early for Khairy to be a candidate in the 2004 General Election. Khairy bided his time, but his seething anger towards Isa grew. Tuanku Jaafar again took advantage of this, and having met Khairy in a public function, again reiterated his support for Isa to move in to loftier heights. Khairy took that as a signal to put in Mohamad Hasan who accordingly left his job at Cycle & Carriage and entered Negeri Sembilan politics. By Nomination Day 2004, he was Menteri Besar-designate, having been involved in Negeri Sembilan politics for less than six months. Two brand-new Mercedes-Benzes from Kuala Lumpur were sent to Seri Menanti as a gift from Mohamad Hasan to Tuanku Jaafar and were appropriately appraised as suitable payment for the Tuankus agreement to appoint Mohamad Hasan as the new Menteri Besar post-general election. Isa was in a dilemma. He was not sure of his power to reject Abdullah Badawis (and Khairy Jamaluddins) order to go for the federal seat of Jempol. Khalid Yunus was to be sacrificed and the man known as Pipit Uban due to his shocking white hair obligingly faded into oblivion after half-hearted attempts by his supporters to demonstrate for his continued presence as their MP. Isa won the seat, not surprisingly because in Negeri Sembilan even a cow standing as the BN candidate would win in any Malay-majority seat. However, in the cabinet reshuffle that followed, Isa was given the relatively unimportant post as Minister for the Federal Territories. So unimportant was the post that, in the live telecast of the announcement of the cabinet reshuffle, Abdullah Badawi forgot to mention the appointment and the press discovered the new position only after the embargoed press statement was released. When Isa won the UMNO Vice-Presidency, Tuanku Jaafar began to fear that his archenemy would further ascend the political ladder, especially if Najib Tun Razak were to become the prime minister of Malaysia. This was especially since Isa had once quipped to his Negeri Sembilan supporters that his temporary office in Putrajaya had a nice view of his political target, which was the Prime Ministers office. Accordingly, Tuanku Jaafar did everything in his power to make sure Isa would fall flat on his face. Actually, Tuanku need not have bothered much as Khairy was already plotting Isas downfall. Khairy had planted several delegates to the UMNO General Assembly who met with Isa at his office at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall to receive small sums of RM300 as duit minyak (petrol money). Instead of using the money to buy liters of petrol, these delegates brought the money to Khairy. Khairy then instructed them to make photocopies of the money and to make a Statutory Declaration that they had received it as bribes from Isa. In order to emphasise his so-called neutrality, Tuanku Jaafar, when informed of Isas impending case, made a point to call Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen, the head of UMNOs Disciplinary Board and a fellow royal. Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen, like Tuanku Jaafar, was an aristocrat, a member of the dispossessed Pattani royal family. Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen had known Tuanku Jaafar since their England days where they both qualified as lawyers. A few years the Tuankus junior, Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen was a convenient hack that serves the purpose of any person who was UMNO President. The Tuanku, in his phone conversation with Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen, was briefed of Isas case and muttered in reply, that he had nothing to say in Isas defence and things should take its course. Isa Samad, accordingly, fell, as we all know, and was given a six-year suspension. Isa was informed of the decision at 4pm on the 24th of June. At 5pm, the Tuankus personal secretary informed him of the decision. Tuanku Jaafar wore a very wide smile that afternoon. He had finally reached his goal: that is to see Isa fall before he shuts his eyes for the final time. Still smiling, he picked up his handphone, gave it to his personal secretary and asked for the number of a certain person who happened to be at that time visiting his father-in-laws office in Putrajaya . To be continued. Part 2: A state bankrupted by its own royal family __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Alternatif-Net : A Discussion Forum Focusing on Issues Related to Justice Forum Perbincangan Maya Yang Fokus Kepada Isu Keadilan Disclaimer: Messages sent do not represent the stand of the Barisan Alternatif (BA) unless otherwise stated Complaint : Send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Sub : Send blank e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsub : Send blank e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! 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