The women, family and community development minister said “legally and professionally, I am not involved in the NFC.”
“I am just the wife of the NFC chairman. All women have families and husbands,” she told reporters today.
The Wanita Umno chief (picture) has faced growing calls to quit as minister from within Umno, including from influential former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, after repeated attacks from the opposition over the project which was awarded to her husband and three children, who are directors in the NFC.
But she said today, “Nobody needs to tell me what to do.”
“As a responsible leader and veteran in politics who loves Barisan Nasional (BN), I know what action needs to be taken and I will discuss it with Datuk Seri Najib Razak,” she said, referring to the Umno president and prime minister.
She refused to reveal what action she was mulling but said, “I will decide of my own volition.”
The senator had gained the support of both the Wanita and Youth wings when she denied any wrongdoing in the project at the recent Umno general assembly.
But Umno leaders, including senior Sabah MP Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin, continued to press for her to resign instead of “troubling others” before Dr Mahathir also weighed in with quit calls.
Shahrizat’s husband Datuk Seri Mohamad Salleh Ismail also told The Malaysian Insider earlier today he was no longer speaking to the media after PKR’s latest round of allegations.
PKR alleged yesterday RM10 million had been siphoned off the cattle farming project’s funds to purchase yet another luxurious condominium unit.
PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution said the 2,282-square-foot condominium, one of the largest available at the posh Orchard Scotts Residences on Anthony Road, was purchased for RM10 million by Shahrizat’s family members on January 27 last year.
Mohamad Salleh broke his family’s silence on an earlier condominium purchase, insisting two units at One Menerung, Bangsar were purchased for RM6.9 million each as investments.
The police are investigating the allegations but have said it has so far found no element of criminal breach of trust.
Malaysia first or Islam first?
ReplyDeleteRecently the Malaysian King, the Agung, emphasized on the special position of Islam in Malaysia. That’s not the point. The point is, which comes first, Malaysia or Islam? Rightly, Malaysia comes first and foremost. Always, Malaysia comes first. Is the Agung aware of this? If they choose Islam first, then…………..
If they choose Islam first, then it is time for all non-Muslim Malaysians to give strong moral support to the Philippine’s claim to Sabah. Philippines is a non-Muslim nation; and therefore all non-Muslim Malaysians should give moral support to the Philippine claim to Sabah.
Malaysia first or Islam first?
The Islamic scriptures allows for slavery. Islam is not egalitarian.
In addition, we need to know more about the Malay Regiment. Again, Malaysia first or Islam first?Does the Malay Regiment put Islam first or Malaysia first? The Malay Regiment has to choose between Malaysia first or Islam first because they cannot have both. The Islamic scriptures allows for slavery. All Malaysian citizens have to put Malaysia first.
At the global level, both Mandarin language and English will compete for influence. It is often a numbers game; and believe me that China with more than a billion people has an advantage in any numbers game. May be Chinese English will eventually be tolerated world-wide. (I define Chinese English as L1 interference English). Since China has a growing economy and more than 1 billion people, it would eventually be hard to avoid L1 interference English; and we also have to tolerate code-switching by bi-lingual and tri-lingual speakers. The Chinese Malaysians should make sure that Mandarin medium schools grow in Malaysia.
By the way, the indigenous people of Malaya are the Orang Asli, not Malays. The Orang Asli are not even mentioned in the Constitution. Furthermore, another person who should hold his tongue and stop making comments is Dr.Chandra Muzzafar. Dr.Chandra Muzzafar has no influence among Malaysian Indians. If Dr.Chandra Muzzafar does make any comments, please ignore it.
The bottom line is that, no matter who says what, the future is that with every passing day both China and India are growing socially, politically, and economically. I don't care who says what; and I don't care who does what. Nothing can change the fact that with every passing day both China and India are strengthening socially, politically, and economically. That's it. The bottom line is the bottom line.