The Firebrand

The firebrand... He never stops...

"Why should people worry about me?"

His final gambit

"This is the only way"

His critics

Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz

"I'm shocked and disappointed because Dr Mahathir seems to be punishing Umno over issues he is dissatisfied with. Don't use the party as a hostage to achieve what you want." Rafidah said those who wanted to change the party should do so from within."Dr Mahathir is not heeding the party principles of Bersatu, Bersedia, Berkhidmat. We were taught by him to be loyal to the party, but it looks like he is not practising what he preached.

Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob

"Tun seems to be dissatisfied that no one is listening to his call for Pak Lah to step down as the prime minister. He has no right to determine who should step down or who should stay. He is putting his personal interests above the interests of the party."

Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Aziz

"No one has the right to use dirty tactics to take down a leader who has been democratically elected."It is not something we condone. It is undemocratic. It is blackmailing the party."

Does the man know what he is doing? Will Pak Lah stay or not? What about the opportunist power? I guess history will tell us the story.

I would compare Tun with Kasparov, both are risk-takers, but they play their strategies with delicate precision. Anyway, a gambit is a gambit, sometimes it backfires even for the best. But when it works, you just wonder how these guys get it right...

Note 1: I don't really support Kasparov foray into Russian politics and his bid for democracy at Russia. The reason being, is it really about democracy or just another form of subjugation to the West? So it's not about Putin and his regime either.

Note 2: I stand for justice and I believe in syaria'.